China mocks US ‘congratulations’ over Dominican closure of Chinese-run factory

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China’s embassy in the Dominican Republic accused the United States of having “sinister intentions” after a US official praised Dominican authorities for shutting down a Chinese-operated cardboard factory described as illegal. The dispute highlights tensions over Chinese business activity and US influence in the region; the article also reports the factory’s closure.

China’s embassy in Santo Domingo accused the United States on Monday evening of “sinister intentions” and mocked Washington for “congratulating” the Dominican Republic on closing a Chinese-run cardboard factory. The rebuke came hours after Juan Pablo Segura, who leads the US State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, praised Dominican authorities on social media for “taking decisive action to shut down a massive, illegal, Chinese-operated cardboard factory”. Operating without...