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srcset=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-2.png 744w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-2-600x401.png 600w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-2-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>\u092a\u0928\u093e\u092e\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0936\u093e\u0938\u0915 \u0928\u0947 2 \u092b\u0930\u0935\u0930\u0940, 2025 \u0915\u094b \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 Marco Rubio \u0915\u093e \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0917\u0924 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0964 Autoridad del Canal de Panam\u00e1<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u092a\u0928\u093e\u092e\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092d\u093e\u0935 \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u092a\u093f\u0924 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\u0938\u0902\u091a\u093e\u0932\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u091f\u094d\u0930\u092e\u094d\u092a \u0928\u0947 $22.8 billion \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u094c\u0926\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u201c\u0910\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938\u093f\u0915 \u0938\u092e\u091d\u094c\u0924\u093e, \u091c\u094b \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0940 \u0917\u0920\u091c\u094b\u0921\u093c \u0915\u094b \u092a\u0928\u093e\u092e\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u091a\u093e\u092c\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u092a\u0930 \u0928\u093f\u092f\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0923 \u0926\u0947\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u091a\u0940\u0928\u0940 \u0939\u093e\u0925\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u091f\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u201d \u092c\u0924\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u092f\u0939 \u0905\u0927\u093f\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0939\u0923 \u0907\u0938 \u092e\u0939\u0924\u094d\u0935\u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0923 \u0932\u0949\u091c\u093f\u0938\u094d\u091f\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0938 \u0915\u0947\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u091a\u0940\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u0935\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u092a\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0940 \u092d\u0942-\u0930\u093e\u091c\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092d\u093e\u0935 \u0915\u093e \u090f\u0915 \u0905\u0939\u092e \u0906\u0930\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0915 \u0938\u093e\u0927\u0928 \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092a\u0915 \u0915\u094d\u0937\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092d\u0941\u0924\u094d\u0935 \u0930\u0923\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0935\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0940\u092f \u0909\u092a\u0915\u0930\u0923\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0909\u092a\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0915\u094b \u0926\u0930\u094d\u0936\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Panama\u2019s foreign policy shift following Trump\u2019s return to office exemplifies the United States&#8217; use of economic levers to reclaim its regional influence. Panama, the first Latin American country to join the BRI, also became the first to officially exit the initiative\u2014an act that signals a reappraisal of its strategic priorities. This maneuver could also reflect a response to the declining momentum of the BRI, marked by a reduction in regional projects and waning Chinese financial commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0939\u093e\u0932\u093e\u0901\u0915\u093f, \u0915\u094d\u0937\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0935\u0949\u0936\u093f\u0902\u0917\u091f\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u0916\u0930 \u0930\u0941\u0916 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0924 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e\u090f\u0901 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0940\u0902\u0964 \u092e\u0908 2025 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u091a\u0940\u0928 \u092f\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0926\u094c\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u092c\u094d\u0930\u093e\u091c\u093c\u0940\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u092a\u0924\u093f Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva \u0928\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091c\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0906\u0930\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0915 \u0938\u0902\u092c\u0902\u0927 \u0917\u0939\u0930\u0947 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f\u092c\u0926\u094d\u0927\u0924\u093e \u0926\u094b\u0939\u0930\u093e\u0908\u0964 \u0935\u0949\u0936\u093f\u0902\u0917\u091f\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0910\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938\u093f\u0915 \u0928\u093f\u0915\u091f\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0935\u091c\u0942\u0926 Colombia \u0928\u0947 \u092d\u0940 BRI \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0936\u093e\u092e\u093f\u0932 \u0939\u094b\u0915\u0930 \u091a\u0940\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u092c\u0902\u0927 \u0917\u0939\u0930\u0947 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0935\u093f\u0915\u0932\u094d\u092a \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0940 \u0915\u0926\u092e\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0922\u093c\u0924\u0947 \u0924\u094c\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u201c\u092c\u093f\u0917 \u0938\u094d\u091f\u093f\u0915\u201d \u0915\u0942\u091f\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093e\u092a\u0938\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u0942\u092a \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093e \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948, \u091c\u093f\u0938\u0938\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0947\u0915 \u0932\u0948\u091f\u093f\u0928 \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930 \u092c\u0940\u091c\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u091c\u0941\u0921\u093c\u093e\u0935 \u092c\u0922\u093c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-china-s-strategy-in-panama\"><strong>\u092a\u0928\u093e\u092e\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u091a\u0940\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u0930\u0923\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2017 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0947\u0932\u094d\u091f \u090f\u0902\u0921 \u0930\u094b\u0921 \u0907\u0928\u093f\u0936\u093f\u090f\u091f\u093f\u0935 (BRI) \u0936\u0941\u0930\u0942 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u091a\u0940\u0928 \u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0928\u093e\u092e\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u0909\u092a\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0924\u093f \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0935\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0924 \u0930\u0942\u092a \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0922\u093c\u093e\u0908 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0907\u0938 \u0935\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0936\u0947\u0937\u0924\u093e \u092a\u0930\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092a\u094d\u0924 \u0928\u093f\u0935\u0947\u0936, \u092c\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0905\u0935\u0938\u0902\u0930\u091a\u0928\u093e \u092a\u0930\u093f\u092f\u094b\u091c\u0928\u093e\u090f\u0901 \u0914\u0930 \u0930\u0923\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0915\u0942\u091f\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u093e\u0938 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 2023 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0928\u093e\u092e\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u091a\u0940\u0928\u0940 \u0928\u093f\u0935\u0947\u0936 $1.4 billion \u0924\u0915 \u092a\u0939\u0941\u0901\u091a\u093e, \u091c\u094b BRI \u0915\u0947 \u0906\u0930\u0902\u092d \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0941\u0932\u0928\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u091a\u093e\u0930 \u0917\u0941\u0928\u093e \u0935\u0943\u0926\u094d\u0927\u093f \u0925\u0940; 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\u0939\u0948\u0964<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-panama-under-u-s-pressure-a-shift-in-political-course\"><strong>\u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0940 \u0926\u092c\u093e\u0935 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0928\u093e\u092e\u093e: \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0926\u093f\u0936\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0926\u0932\u093e\u0935<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China&#8217;s growing influence in the Panamanian region has intensified American pressure to distance the country from Beijing. Following the departure of Panama\u2019s former leader, Juan Carlos Varela, his successor, Laurentino Cortizo, halted the proposed railway project. Trade negotiations reached an impasse. In 2021, the Panamanian government revoked Landbridge\u2019s rights to the container port project after an audit revealed that the company had violated contract terms by underinvesting and hiring fewer local workers than promised. These developments predictably cast doubt on the reliability and efficacy of Chinese investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0906\u0930\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0915 \u0935\u093f\u091a\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u091a\u0940\u0928\u0940 \u092a\u0930\u093f\u092f\u094b\u091c\u0928\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0928\u093f\u0930\u093e\u0936\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0923 \u092a\u0928\u093e\u092e\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u092c\u0947\u0932\u094d\u091f \u090f\u0902\u0921 \u0930\u094b\u0921 \u0907\u0928\u093f\u0936\u093f\u090f\u091f\u093f\u0935 (BRI) \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0939\u0924\u094d\u0935\u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0923 \u0938\u093e\u091d\u0947\u0926\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u092a\u094d\u0924 \u0939\u0941\u0908, \u091c\u093f\u0938 \u092a\u0930 \u091a\u0940\u0928\u0940 \u0905\u0927\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0930\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0906\u0932\u094b\u091a\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0940\u0964 \u091a\u0940\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0932\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0935\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0928\u0947 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0910\u0938\u0940 \u0926\u092c\u093e\u0935\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u0923\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f \u092c\u0924\u093e\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093f\u0938\u0915\u093e \u0909\u0926\u094d\u0926\u0947\u0936\u094d\u092f BRI \u0922\u093e\u0901\u091a\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0902\u0924\u0930\u094d\u0917\u0924 \u0938\u0939\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0926\u0928\u093e\u092e \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u092e\u091c\u094b\u0930 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0905\u0927\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u092c\u0932 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093f \u092a\u0928\u093e\u092e\u093e \u0915\u094b \u091a\u0940\u0928-\u092a\u0928\u093e\u092e\u093e \u0938\u0902\u092c\u0902\u0927\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092a\u0915 \u0926\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u0935\u093f\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \u0914\u0930 \u092c\u093e\u0939\u0930\u0940 \u0939\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0947\u092a \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f\u0964<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the agreement with BlackRock, granting the American financial consortium access to port infrastructure, was a pivotal point in Panama&#8217;s strategic reorientation. This move not only curtailed China\u2019s economic maneuvering space but also prompted a reconsideration of the control architecture over supply chains in the Central American region.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-6.png\" alt=\"Cover image for: Chokepoint of Power: Panama Canal in the US-China Rivalry\" class=\"wp-image-29612\" style=\"width:607px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-6.png 723w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-6-600x449.png 600w, https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-6-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>\u0938\u093f\u0924\u0902\u092c\u0930 2024 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u090f\u0915 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