In October 2004, at the invitation of the Chinese side, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) dispatched a military officer to participate the 2004 Beijing International Conference on Military Environment Protection.

On 29 November 2004, the Agreement on China's Provision of Military Aid Gratis to Jamaica was signed in Kingston between the Ministry of National Defence of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Denfence of Jamaica.

The Ministry of National Defence of China offers training courses to military officers from Jamaica Denfence Force at regular intervals.

In July 2005, at the invitation of General Liang Guanglie, Chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, Chief of Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force paid a visit to China.