Colombia Moves To Join China's Belt And Road

Source: International Business Times

Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first leftist president, said he would sign a letter of intent to join China's Belt and Road Initiative AFP Colombia's president on Tuesday said he intends to sign an accord to join Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative during an upcoming China trip, a move sure to damage already frayed relations with Washington. Leftist leader Gustavo Petro said he would sign a "letter of intent" to join the pact when he meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping face-to-face in the coming days. The Belt and Road Initiative is a central pillar of Xi's bid to expand his country's economic and political clout overseas.