Panama and China’s Partnership Highlights Years of Strategic Investment

Experts say China has spent years laying the groundwork for its current influence near the Panama Canal.
Panama and China’s Partnership Highlights Years of Strategic Investment
Chinese Cosco Shipping Rose container ship sails near the new Cocoli locks in the Panama Canal, Panama, on Dec. 3, 2018. Luis Acosta/AFP via Getty Images
Autumn Spredemann
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President Donald Trump’s promise to take back control of the Panama Canal has put a spotlight on the expanding relationship between China and the Central American nation.

Security analysts say U.S. officials are right to be concerned about Panama’s deepening strategic partnership with China. This partnership has been fueled by a years-long lack of U.S. investment in key sectors of the Latin American country.

Autumn Spredemann
Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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