Marco Rubio, the new US secretary of state, has taken his first overseas trip to Panama, which has been in Trump's crosshairs for months. And the result is quite profound: Panama has done a “180” regarding its relationship with China, not renewing its membership in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
But this is only the starting point.
Panama's sudden 180-degree turn caused six geopolitical shocks, affecting the US, the world, and the global economy.
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