The Chinese side has already been informed of the withdrawal from the project, Mulino said.
Panama’s withdrawal from the initiative was entirely its own decision, Mulino explained, saying that his country had hardly profited from the project.
The new US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, travelled to Panama over the weekend to underline President Donald Trump’s claims to the Panama Canal. He also said that China’s influence on the global waterway was unacceptable.
China rejected the accusations and expressed regret at the possibility of Panama pulling out of the prestigious project. If Panama were to reduce its cooperation with China under US pressure, this would be an “regrettable decision”, Chinese UN Ambassador Fu Cong said in New York.
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