Shrinking space for secessionists' tricks

The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Dominican Republic and the People's Republic of China was only a matter of time.

Trade between the two countries has been growing year by year, and according to the government of the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean island's trade with the PRC has reached $2 billion a year. The PRC is the Dominican Republic's second-biggest supplier of imports, and the island is the second-largest trading partner for the PRC among all the Caribbean and Central American nations.

And now that diplomatic relations have been established, the two countries will undoubtedly boost their trade further and expand their cooperation into other areas such as tourism.