China says it opposes the U.S.'s attempts to "smear and sabotage" the Belt and Road Initiative after Panama announced its exit from the program. Panama became the first Latin American country to leave China's global infrastructure development project.
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00:00Beijing says it opposes what it calls U.S. coercion in Panama's decision to leave China's
00:05Belt and Road Initiative.
00:07China has expressed strong opposition to the U.S.'s use of coercion to undermine and destroy
00:15the Belt and Road Initiative.
00:19It has expressed regret for not continuing the Belt and Road Initiative.
00:26Panamanian President Jose Molino said on Thursday his country will pull out of China's global
00:31infrastructure project after earlier meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
00:37Molino denied that the U.S. asked for Panama to leave the project.
00:41Panama is the first Latin American country to exit China's signature BRI.