Panama president Juan Carlos Varela and first lady Lorena Castillo receive China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at Tocumen international airport in Panama City. Photo: Reuters Panama president Juan Carlos Varela and first lady Lorena Castillo receive China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at Tocumen international airport in Panama City. Photo: Reuters
Panama president Juan Carlos Varela and first lady Lorena Castillo receive China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at Tocumen international airport in Panama City. Photo: Reuters
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Warm words from Xi Jinping for Panama on first state visit by a Chinese leader

  • Xi lands with high expectations of ‘huge potential’ for China-Panama cooperation
  • First Latin American country to partner in ‘Belt and Road Initiative’

Topic |   Americas
Kinling Lo
Kinling Lo

Updated: 12:25am, 4 Dec, 2018

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Panama president Juan Carlos Varela and first lady Lorena Castillo receive China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at Tocumen international airport in Panama City. Photo: Reuters Panama president Juan Carlos Varela and first lady Lorena Castillo receive China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at Tocumen international airport in Panama City. Photo: Reuters
Panama president Juan Carlos Varela and first lady Lorena Castillo receive China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at Tocumen international airport in Panama City. Photo: Reuters
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