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Under increasing US pressure, Panama has elected not to renew its belt and road (BRI) deal with China and will also allow toll-free transits to American warships.

Following the first overseas trip by US secretary of state Marco Rubio (above), Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino said ...

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  • Dwight Campbell

    February 04, 2025 at 2:40 pm

    They will take whatever meaning suits their needs. They are already stretching their own rules beyond the loosest interpretations possible. We only need to learn the lessons of history to predict where we are headed.

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