Colombia's President-Elect Pledges to Exit China's Belt and Road Initiative, Reshaping Latin America's Geopolitical Landscape

哥伦比亚当选总统承诺退出中国"一带一路"，拉美地缘格局生变

Colombian President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella is expected to withdraw the country from China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) after taking office, according to statements made by the Trump administration's nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Bogotá during a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, August 6, 2026.

哥伦比亚当选总统阿韦拉多·德拉埃斯普列拉（Abelardo de la Espriella）预计将在就职后退出中国"一带一路"倡议。这是特朗普政府提名的美国驻波哥大候任大使内特·莫里斯（Nate Morris）于2026年8月6日星期三在参议院确认听证会上透露的信息。

"The president-elect has let me know his commitment to exiting the memorandum of understanding," Morris told Congress, according to Colombian media reports. De la Espriella, who won the presidential election against leftist candidate Iván Cepeda with public backing from President Donald Trump, is set to assume office on Friday, August 8.

据哥伦比亚媒体报道，莫里斯在国会表示："当选总统已告知我他退出谅解备忘录的承诺。"德拉埃斯普列拉在特朗普公开支持下击败左翼候选人伊万·塞佩达后当选总统，将于8月8日（周五）正式就职。

Colombia formally joined the BRI in May 2025, when outgoing leftist President Gustavo Petro signed a memorandum of understanding with Beijing. The agreement aimed to expand cooperation in infrastructure, trade, investment, and technology — marking a significant pivot toward China during Petro's four-year term, which saw consistent diplomatic friction with Washington.

哥伦比亚于2025年5月正式加入"一带一路"，由即将卸任的左翼总统古斯塔沃·佩特罗（Gustavo Petro）与北京签署谅解备忘录。该协议旨在扩大基础设施、贸易、投资和技术合作——标志着佩特罗四年任期内外交政策向中国的重大转向，其任内与华盛顿持续存在外交摩擦。

Morris framed the decision in stark strategic terms during his testimony. "All nations have to make a decision: whether it is the United States or China with whom they want to do business," he said, encapsulating the Trump administration's approach to countering Beijing's growing influence in the Western Hemisphere.

莫里斯在作证时将这一决定置于鲜明的战略框架中。"所有国家都必须做出抉择：是想与美国做生意，还是与中国做生意，"他表示，这浓缩了特朗普政府对抗北京在西半球日益增长影响的策略。

The move mirrors a broader pattern of U.S. pressure on Latin American countries to distance themselves from the BRI. Panama previously decided not to renew its memorandum of cooperation with Beijing. Colombia, South America's third-most populous country and a longstanding U.S. ally, would become one of the most significant BRI departures since Italy formally exited the initiative in 2023.

此举反映出美国向拉美国家施压、促使其与"一带一路"保持距离的更广泛模式。巴拿马此前已决定不再续签与北京的合作备忘录。哥伦比亚作为南美洲第三大人口国和美国长期盟友，将成为自意大利2023年正式退出"一带一路"以来最重要的退出案例之一。

De la Espriella has pledged to rebuild the bilateral relationship with Washington after years of strain under Petro, which included disagreements on counternarcotics policy, energy transition timelines, and Venezuela. His administration's first major foreign policy decision — exiting the BRI — signals a return to Colombia's traditional alignment with Washington.

德拉埃斯普列拉承诺重建与华盛顿的双边关系——佩特罗任内双方在禁毒政策、能源转型时间表和委内瑞拉问题上均存在分歧。其政府的首个重大外交决定——退出"一带一路"——标志着哥伦比亚回归与华盛顿的传统同盟路线。

For China, Colombia's departure would represent another setback for BRI expansion in the Americas. While Beijing has deepened ties with several Latin American nations — including 22 countries in the region that have signed BRI cooperation documents — the loss of Colombia, a key gateway to both the Pacific and Caribbean, would erode the initiative's strategic reach at a time when Chinese BRI engagement faces heightened scrutiny globally. The oil-exporting nation's realignment could also reshape the calculus for other Latin American governments weighing their own positions on China's flagship infrastructure initiative.

对中国而言，哥伦比亚的退出将是一带一路在美洲扩展的又一挫折。尽管北京已与拉美地区22个国家签署了一带一路合作文件并深化了关系，但哥伦比亚作为同时扼守太平洋和加勒比海的关键门户，其退出将削弱该倡议的战略覆盖范围——正值中国一带一路全球参与面临日益严峻审视之际。这一石油出口国的重新站队，也可能影响拉美其他国家政府在自身带路立场上的考量。