{"id":24750,"date":"2018-12-03T10:42:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T15:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=24750"},"modified":"2018-12-03T10:42:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T15:42:17","slug":"panama-new-flashpoint-chinas-growing-presence-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/panama-new-flashpoint-chinas-growing-presence-latin-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama the new flashpoint in China’s growing presence in Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Amador peninsula separates the concrete and glass skyline of Panama City from the soaring iron arch of the Bridge of the Americas<\/a> \u2013 under which 40 cargo ships pass each day en route to or from the Panama Canal.<\/p>\n

This strategic outcrop is home to a handful of derelict buildings once used to house US military personnel. But it has become a new flashpoint in the global rivalry between Beijing and Washington, as the US struggles to develop a coherent strategy to deal with China\u2019s rising influence in Latin America<\/a>.<\/p>\n