I AM tempted to persist with a follow-up article on the Chinese and their construction operations overseas. This is standard operating procedure when doing major works overseas. The Chinese always stake out that part of the negotiations that they are given the privilege to bring in their workers.
As I said before, the Chinese do this all over the world, the United States included, so I do not see Guyana being any different. If I should remind my readers, especially of Kaieteur News and its charlatans, that Chinese cook-shops have taught us that they do not share their expertise with the host country.

Our long history with Chinese restaurants is that they (Chinese) do the cooking themselves, not the locals; the Chinese are keeping the culinary secrets close to their breasts. They employ locals but not in the key areas of the culinary art. In like manner, they are not too keen in sharing Chinese building technology secrets.
So when Brassington suggested a reason for this in quoting the language question he was partly correct. The real reason is Chinese do not share their building secrets, period. Of all the reasons, language is the least of factors because with so many local Guyanese translators plus a whole host of Chinese living in Guyana, the language barrier should not be a problem.
The real reason comes down to Chinese not wanting to share their building techniques with the host nation. And this is excusable because in their negotiations with the Chinese who are the major financiers in this project, it is only right and proper to grant them that little niche in carrying out their construction using Chinese labour only.
It has nothing to do with selling out our sovereignty or any of that nonsensical argument. I was appalled to see that Ralph Seeram and others who should know better are peddling this nonsense. What these guys should be telling the people is that they are making out a case for their friend Robert Badal at the Pegasus. Badal has to realise Guyana is not the private domain of anyone. It is a country open for investment. So if Badal is peeved as to the consequences of another hotel investor too close to him then I’d say welcome to the world of competition.
Guyana is in dire need of investment and anyone coming to these shores will demand a modicum of infrastructural framework to establish business.
Tourism and the hotel industry are crying out for this; the Chinese are providing a modern hotel to facilitate this venture,  so be it.
However, and I implore the editor to publish these lines, we have the Republic of China  (Taiwan)  creating miracles in the Eastern Caribbean with their mammoth financing of projects and let me say this loudly, “they rely 100% on local labour.”
It is high time for us to turn towards the Taiwanese who give more in these partnership arrangements. The benefits these Caribbean neighbours are getting is staggering compared to the Chinese who take more than they give. Our government needs to give serious thought to this.