China blasts US as Panama quits Belt and Road Initiative
China blasts US as Panama quits Belt and Road Initiative
Amid pressure from the US, Panama is first Latin American country to leave Beijing’s global infrastructure club.
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Published on: 07/02/2025 | 00:00:00
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China has slammed Washington’s “Cold War mentality” in Latin America. Panama quit its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Lin said the US Secretary of State’s comments “unjustly accuse China”. Jian noted that more than 20 Latin American nations are among the more than 150 countries that have participated in the BRI since it was rolled out by China in 2013. Panama in 2017 became the first in the region to officially join the massive infrastructure plan.
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