Beijing's ambassador puts Chinese investment above the entire sum Guyana received from every foreign investor combined. Both numbers cannot be right.
Diplomacy
Key Facts
—The claim. Ambassador Yang Yang says Chinese direct investment reached $10.6bn in 2024, from $256m in 2019.
—The problem. UNCTAD records total inflows to Guyana from all sources in 2024 at $8.3bn.
—The scale. The Chinese figure equals roughly two-fifths of Guyana’s entire annual economic output.
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