China slams 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.

The Belt and Road Initiative, started by China in 2013, is a global investment project. It funds infrastructure like roads, bridges, ports, and railways in different countries. China presents it ...

Panama has officially informed Beijing of its decision to withdraw from China’s massive infrastructure and investment project, the Belt and Road Initiative, the country’s leader announced on ...

The “Belt and Road Initiative” — established in 2013 as China’s main project for investing in foreign infrastructure — has ultimately increased its influence around the world.

On Feb. 3, Panama announced its plans to leave China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino announced his decision ...

China announced Saturday that the country has lodged “serious representations” with Panama over its exit from the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Assistant Foreign Minister Zhao Zhiyuan Friday ...

The president did say Panama would not be renewing its agreement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative when it expires.

China has summoned the Panamanian ambassador to complain about the country’s decision to pull out of the Belt and Road Initiative. Assistant foreign minister Zhao Zhiyuan said on Friday that ...

China is opposed to U.S. "smearing and sabotage" of the Belt and Road Initiative in Panama through "pressure and coercion", its foreign ministry said on Friday, after the South American nation ...

PANAMA CITY: In a key concession to Washington, Panama President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday (Feb 6) confirmed that Panama had pulled out of China's massive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI ...

Panama has officially informed Beijing of its decision to withdraw from China's massive infrastructure and investment project, the Belt and Road Initiative, the country's leader announced on Thursday.