On November 18, Ambassador Zheng Bingkai paid a courtesy call on Ian Gooding-Edghill, Minister of Tourism and International Transport of Barbados. For an in-depth exchange on deepening practical cooperation in tourism. Accompanied by  Counselor Mr. Lei Hao.

Ambassador Zheng Bingkai noted that Barbados is one of the safest countries with the richest tourism resources in the Caribbean region. China boasts a tourism consumer market with enormous potential and leading-edge technologies in tourism infrastructure development. China stands ready to work with Barbados to promote the implementation of more tourism facilitation measures, enrich cultural exchanges and cooperation between the two countries, and promote the sustained, positive development of bilateral relations

Minister Gooding-Edghill warmly welcomed Ambassador Zheng to his new role and expressed gratitude for China’s long-standing support to Barbados. He emphasized that China represents a priority direction for Barbados's foreign economic and tourism cooperation. Barbados is willing to actively work with China to promote the signing of a memorandum of understanding on international tourism and an air transport agreement, building on the current solid foundation of cooperation, and promote sustained, in-depth and solid economic and tourism cooperation between the two countries.