Caribbean country has announced that he leaves the cooperation agreement after a visit by Trump Secretary of State
The Government of China regretted this Friday (7.FEV.2025) the departure of Panama from the “New Seda Route” and criticized the strategy of “defamation” e “sabotageFrom the United States to the treaty.
Beijing’s Ministry of Foreign Ministry, Lin Jian, said the government is “firmly against”US strategies of“press and coerce”The Caribbean country.
“China firmly opposes the US defamation and sabotage to belt and route cooperation through pressure and coercion, and deeply regrets Panama’s decision not to renew the memorandum of understanding of the initiative of the belt and route“He told reporters.
“We hope that Panama will keep in mind the general bilateral relations and long -term interests of the 2 peoples, avoid external interference and make the right decision”He said.
The new silk route is a cooperation initiative between 150 countries, of which 20 are from Latin America and the Caribbean.
Earlier, the president of Panama, José Raúl Mulino (performing goals, right), who would not renew the memorandum of understanding of the project. The statement was days after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, visiting the country.
At the time, Rubio said Washington DC could “take necessary measures” if Panamenses do not reduce the Chinese influence on the Panama channel.
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, China’s initiative 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 “new silk route” was a demand from the United States, despite the recent visit by the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, to the Central American country.
