The Belt and Road Initiative is also expanding its geographic footprint, adding several new members, some of whom have close relations with the U.S., between 2021 and 2023.

The move comes after a Beijing summit of leaders from the region.Colombia has signed a deal bringing it into Chinese President Xi Jinping's signature Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing's state ...

China and Colombia have increased economic cooperation in the past few years, most recently forming a working group to discuss joining the Belt and Road Initiative in October 2024. But the deal ...

On Monday, Petro said Colombia would join the Belt and Road Initiative launched by Xi in 2013 to recreate the ancient Silk Road and build China's trade and infrastructure links with the world.

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Lin said the Belt and Road Initiative had brought "active participation" from over 150 countries and that it has brought "fruitful results" to Panama and China, but gave no examples. "We hope ...

In 2013, the country launched the New Silk Road, a development program also known as the Belt and Road Initiative or BRI. Beijing was eager for a bridgehead into Europe — and Montenegro was eager for ...

Panama’s President Jose Mulino, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrive for a meeting at presidential palace in Panama City, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool ...