China lashes out at US ‘coercion’ after Panama declines to renew infrastructure agreement
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 8, 2025
BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday lashed out at what it called U.S. “coercion” after Panama declined to renew a key infrastructure agreement with Beijing following Washington’s threat to take back the Panama Canal.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a briefing that China “firmly opposes the U.S. smearing and undermining the Belt and Road cooperation through means of pressure and coercion.”
Assistant Foreign Minister Zhao Zhiyuan also . . .
