2013年，加勒比地区总体局势保持稳定。多米尼克、特立尼达和多巴哥、格林纳达选出了新的国家领导人；地区合作进程进一步加速。加勒比诸国经济增长持续低迷，债务问题依然严峻。加勒比地区人口增长速度放缓，贫困和暴力犯罪问题仍然是困扰该地区发展的重要社会问题。习近平访问特立尼达和多巴哥是中国和加勒比国家关系的重要进展。国际组织进一步加大了援助加勒比国家的力度。
In 2013，the Caribbean remained a comparatively stable political situation. Dominica，Trinidad and Tobago，and Grenada hold general elections to produce new governments. The integration process continued to develop and produced new results. Regional countries gained a moderate economic growth and were facing a serious debt problem. The growth rate of population began to slow down while poverty and crime remained to be major social problems confronting regional countries. The European Union increased economic aid to regional countries. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Trinidad and Tobago marked a significant headway of China’s relations with the region.
