After a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino confirmed that his nation will be exiting China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Praise God!

From Breitbart. Secretary of State Marco Rubio succeeded in convincing Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino to opt out of renewing its agreement with China regarding the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

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Mulino confirmed on Sunday, after meeting with Rubio during his visit to Panama, that Panama would not be renewing the BRI agreement, according to Baha Breaking News.

Panama became the “first Latin American country to sign onto the Belt and Road Initiative” in 2018, a year after “Panama cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan,” according to the New York Times. …

During the meeting between Rubio and Mulino, the two “discussed Panama’s sovereignty, security, and economic relations” with the United States. While Rubio reportedly “informed Mulino that President Donald Trump see’s China’s influence over the Panama Canal as a potential violation of the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal,” Mulino was reported as having “emphasized that Panama’s control over the canal was non-negotiable,” according to Baha Breaking News. …

Reuters also reported that Mulino had confirmed that “a broad agreement between Panama and China to contribute to China’s silk road program,” was not being renewed.

“We’ll study the possibility of terminating it early,” Mulino said, according to the outlet. …

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(Excerpt from Breitbart. Photo Credit: U.S. Department of State)