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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which country has become the first Latin American country to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)?

A	Paraguay
B	Nicaragua
C	Panama
D	Guatemala

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -On the 6th of February, Argentina decided to become an official member of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Belt and Road Initiative is a massive China-led infrastructure project that aims to stretch around the globe. Some analysts see the project as a disturbing expansion of Chinese power, and the United States has struggled to offer a competing vision.

Detailed explanation-3: -In addition to Cuba, they include Jamaica and six other island states in the Caribbean; El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama in Central America; and Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay in South America.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Belt and Road Initiative in Chile China and Chile’s commercial ties accelerated again after the Latin American country joined Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative in 2018.

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