Decision happens after US pressures on the influence of the Asian giant on the Central American country
Panama announced on Thursday (6.FEV.2025) its withdrawal from “NOVA ROTA DA SEDA”led by China. The decision, announced by President José Raúl Mulino (performing goals, right), came after pressure from the United States.
US President Donald Trump (Republican) has been contradicting the growing Chinese influence on the Central American country channel that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Launched in 2013, the China initiative, whose official name is “Belt and route“It is one of the largest economic programs of the Asian giant. It includes infrastructure and logistics projects that interconnect the country for land and water to Central Asia, south and southeast of the continent, Europe, Africa and other places in the world.
The president of Panama denied that the decision to leave the “NOVA ROTA DA SEDA” It was a demand from the United States, despite the recent visit by the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, to the Central American country. At the time, Rubio said Washington DC could “Take necessary measures” If the Panamenses do not reduce the Chinese influence on the Panama Canal.
