Lin Jian, spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Lin Jiang, a spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced that he would withdraw from the Belt and Road Cooperation Agreement with China from a cooperation agreement with China, and that China believes US pressures have influenced Panama’s decision In response to comments on whether or not, we deeply regret Panama’s decision not to renew the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) memorandum of understanding on Friday, along with Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Lin also said that BRI is an economic cooperation initiative with participation of over 150 countries, including over 20 Latin America and the Caribbean, with the results benefiting people from many countries, including Panama. I’ve said that.
In recent years, China and Panama’s cooperation under the BRI has produced fruitful results and has continued to deliver concretely for the two people, Lin said.
Panama hopes to keep in mind the overall bilateral relationship and long-term interests of the two people in mind, avoiding external interference and making the right decision, Lin said I said that.
Panama denied allegations made by the US State Department on Wednesday. The Central American state has agreed not to charge US government vessels anymore to pass through the country’s famous canals, CNN reported.
Commenting on the Panama Canal issue, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Zi-Kung said at a press conference on Thursday that China had made its position clear. China respects Panama’s sovereignty over the canal and recognizes it as a permanent, neutral international waterway, Guo said.
Global Times
