The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the Government of the People’s Republic of China, hereinafter referred to as the Contracting Parties;

Desiring to intensify economic cooperation between both States on the basis of equality and mutual benefits;

Recognizing that the reciprocal encouragement, promotion and protection of investments will be conducive to stimulating business initiatives of investors and the economic development of both States;

Intending to create favourable conditions for investment by investors of one Contracting Party in the territory of the other Contracting Party;

Agreeing that these objectives can be achieved without relaxing health, safety and environmental measures of general application;

Respecting the sovereignty and laws of the Contracting Party within whose jurisdiction the investment falls;

Have agreed as follows: