China’s global Belt and Road Initiative is expanding into Latin America. Panama was the first country in the region to sign up. That’s concerning for Washington, in part because the Panama Canal is still such a vital strategic waterway for the US economy. Veteran China reporter May Kay Magistad is the creator of the podcast, “On China’s New Silk Road,” a collaboration with the Global Reporting Centre. We’ll hear some of Mary Kay’s reporting from Panama. Also, host Marco Werman speaks with Isabella Cota, economics correspondent with the Spanish newspaper El Pais, about China’s growing influence in Mexico.