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China describes the Panama court's ruling on CK Hutchison Port contracts as'shameful and pathetic'

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 4, 2026

China has called the Panama court's decision to annul CK Hutchison’s contracts to operate a pair of Panama Canal ports as "absurd, shameful and pathetic" and vowed that it would defend Chinese interests. Panama's Supreme Court annulled last…

Rubio to Panama: China is threatening canal and changes are needed.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 2, 2025

A spokesperson for the State Department said that U.S. Secretary Marco Rubio informed Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino during talks on Sunday that Donald Trump had determined that China's influence threatened the Panama Canal, and that urgent changes were required or the U.S. might act.
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