Panama Capitulates - Will Not Renew 2017 Deal With China. What's Next?

I don’t know about all of you, but I’m not yet tired of winning – although in this case, we haven’t won the whole enchilada. At least, not yet.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Panama to discuss President Trump’s concerns about China’s Road and Belt Initiative encroaching on the Panama Canal with President José Raúl Mulino. Shortly after this meeting, it was revealed that Panama had agreed to not renew their 2017 agreement with China and was exploring ways to terminate it prematurely, which was a surprising development.

The X post reads in full:

This shift in Panama’s stance came after discussions with Secretary Rubio, indicating a significant change in their approach towards their relationship with China and their involvement in strategic initiatives like the Belt and Road project.

It would have been roundly interesting to have sat in on the conversation our SecState, Marco Rubio, had with President Mulino. Our guy was obviously, shall we say, persuasive.


 

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