In 2021, the strategic partnership between the People’s Republic of China and Jamaica made positive progress. 

Political mutual trust between the two countries continued to deepen. In June, Prime Minister Andrew Holness sent a congratulatory letter to General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping on the 100th anniversary of the CPC. In December, CPPCC Chairman Wang Yang met with President of the Senate Tavares-Finson via video link. In the same month, General Secretary for the Jamaica Labor Party, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Horace Chang attended the third China-CELAC Political Parties’ Forum online. Also in December, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted thethird Ministers’ Meeting of the China-CELAC Forum, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith of Jamaica attended the meeting virtually. The two countries engaged in close communication and collaboration on global affairs. 

China and Jamaica carried out effective cooperation in fighting COVID. China provided Jamaica with multiple batches of anti-COVID supplies via various channels. In November, vaccines donated by China arrived in Kingston.

Practical cooperation in various fields between the two counties made steady headway, and people-to-people exchanges and cooperation at local levels continued to advance.