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Marco Rubio: “Panama left the Belt and Road Initiative.”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Testifies on Venezuela

Published | Video Starts at 2:21:04

I will say that I think that influence in our hemisphere has eroded over the last year. For example, Panama left the Belt and Road Initiative. We have new leaders in Chile, in Peru, in Paraguay, I'm sorry, in Chile and in Honduras that have expressed a strong desire to realign with the United States and our priorities. (2:21:04–2:21:07)

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Asserts that Panama has exited China's Belt and Road Initiative.

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