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China Road

The Chinese container ship Cosco docks at the Panama Canal's Cocoli Locks, in Panama City in December 2018. (AP file photo/Arnulfo Franco)

In this Dec. 3, 2018, photo, a Panama Canal worker docks the Chinese container ship Cosco at the Panama Canals' Cocoli Locks, in Panama City.

China's expansion in Latin America of its Belt and Road initiative to build ports and other trade-related facilities is stirring anxiety in Washington.

As American officials express alarm at Beijing's ambitions in a U.S.-dominated region, China has launched a charm offensive, wooing Panamanian politicians, professionals, and journalists. (AP Photo/Arnulfo

Franco)

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