According to the General Manager of the Colon Free Zone, China and Panama are ideal partners to make the most of the commercial benefits offered by the cooperation mechanism of The Belt and Road Initiative, noting that there is still “much to explore ” for China and Panama to develop some other areas of the Colon Free Zone, the largest free trade zone in America that houses some 2,600 companies.
Call for Participation: III Development Forum of Latin America and the Caribbean with China (August 17–18, 2026, Zhengzhou)
Organized by SELA and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), this forum will take place in Zhengzhou, China, on August 17 and 18, 2026. The event aims to enhance economic connectivity and foster shared prosperity through high-level strategic dialogue.



