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Marco Rubio: “They announced that they're going to get out of the Belt and…”

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

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Marco Rubio talks USAID, US, Mexico, China, Canada tariff wars, Panama canal.

Published | Video Starts at 01:19

… things, but I don't think we'll ever get to that point and shouldn't get to that point. So we had a very frank conversation. Since then, they've taken some steps. They announced that they're going to get out of the Belt and Road Initiative. We'd like to see more. We hope to see more in the days to come. You know, the government doesn't control the canal. It's run by an independent agency, the Canal Zone. (01:19–01:23)

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Asserts that Panama announced its intention to exit the Belt and Road Initiative.

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