Local patronage networks that provide economic and social resources for cities and villages are found across Central Asia.

Panama has officially informed Beijing of its decision to withdraw from China’s massive infrastructure and investment project, the Belt and Road Initiative, the country’s leader announced on ...

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More than 20 Latin American nations are among the more than 150 countries that have participated in the Belt and Road Initiative, with results benefited their people, Lin said. China introduced ...

PANAMA CITY: In a key concession to Washington, Panama President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday (Feb 6) confirmed that Panama had pulled out of China's massive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI ...

Despite reiterating Panama’s sovereignty over the canal, Mulino ultimately acquiesced by announcing that his government would not renew its participation in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI ...

China has said it regrets Panama's decision to pull out of the Belt and Road Initiative, accusing the US of "smearing" and "sabotaging" its flagship international project. This comes after a ...

Panama has formally ended its participation in China's Belt and Road initiative, signaling efforts to improve relations with the Trump administration. The decision came alongside denials from ...

Mulino, meanwhile, called his talks with Rubio “respectful” and “positive” and said ... be renewing its agreement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative when it expires.

They said that under this approach, the US might target countries that are part of the Belt and Road Initiative or other frameworks involving China, such as Brics, as Washington sought to ...