Relationship dossier
Cayman Islands
People's Republic of China
Relationship assessment
Tax-information exchange is a concrete area of Cayman Islands–China cooperation
Cayman Islands toward People's Republic of China
+15The Cayman Islands concluded a tax-information exchange agreement with China, providing a concrete basis for cooperation. The United Kingdom retains responsibility for the territory's foreign affairs.
People's Republic of China toward Cayman Islands
+15China concluded a tax-information exchange agreement with the Cayman Islands, providing a concrete basis for cooperation.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship includes a practical tax-information exchange arrangement, while the Cayman Islands' status as a British Overseas Territory means its foreign affairs are handled by the United Kingdom. The available scope of direct bilateral engagement is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
The Cayman Islands are a British Overseas Territory, and the United Kingdom is responsible for its foreign affairs. A concrete area of direct engagement with China is tax-information exchange: the Cayman Islands and China concluded an agreement on the exchange of tax information. The relationship appears to include technical cooperation, but its broader scope is unclear.
Key developments
The Cayman Islands and China concluded an agreement for the exchange of tax information.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of implementation and ongoing use of the tax-information exchange arrangement is unclear.
- The scope of other direct government cooperation between the Cayman Islands and China is unclear.