Beijing Review

Beyond Mountains And Seas

At the 16th China-Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Business Summit, held in Beijing from November 2 to 3, Anyln Choo, Ambassador of Guyana to China, also acted as an energetic promoter of Guyanese coffee brand Amy’s Pomeroon.

The brand is working with Chinese partners in order to begin supplying the Chinese market. “It is a perfect example of win-win cooperation,” Choo said during a speech at the summit.

Many other Guyanese products including rum, hair and body coconut oil and hot pepper sauce were also on show at an exhibition on the sidelines of the summit. With many still unknown in the Chinese market, the goods from Guyana attracted a flow of visitors throughout the event. Peter Ramsaroop, CEO of the Guyana Office for Investment, told Beijing Review, many Chinese retail and manufacturing companies have entered the Guyanese market, and Guyana is seeking to supply its agricultural products to China.

In 2018, China and Guyana signed a

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