Chinese ambassador to Panama calls on US to 'learn to respect' as Rubio visits the country to exert pressure

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Rubio Calls Chinese Influence Over Panama Canal ‘Unacceptable’
Bloomberg News
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On his first trip overseas as the top US diplomat, Rubio took a guided tour of the canal accompanied by its Panamanian administrator as a South Korean-affiliated oil tanker and Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship passed through the vital link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
The Manila Times
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China’s embassy in Washington did not respond immediately to a request for comment on the initiative or canal issues.
Guardian
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With this move, Panama becomes the first Latin American nation to leave the initiative, which is seen as China’s way of increasing its influence worldwide.
Voice Of America

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