Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- China has slammed Washington's "Cold War mentality" in Latin America after Panama quit its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China on Friday hit out at the United States for sabotaging the global infrastructure programme.Beijing "firmly opposes the United States using pressure and coercion to smear and undermine Belt and Road cooperation," said Lin Jian in a statement. "The US side's attacks . once again expose its hegemonic nature."Referring to a visit this week to the region by Marco Rubio, Lin said the US Secretary of State's comments "unjustly accuse China, deliberately sow discord between China and relevant Latin American countries, interfere i...