Foreign Minister of Panama Javier Martínez-Acha on Wednesday called for China to respect Panama’s legal sovereignty amid a series of arbitrary detentions of Panama-flagged vessels by Chinese authorities after Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison lost control of two key Canal ports.
Martínez-Acha spoke at a joint press conference in Asunción next to his Paraguayan counterpart, Rubén Ramirez. Both questioned the retaliatory actions taken by the Chinese communist regime against Panamanian vessels after the nation’s Supreme Court annulled two highly controversial contracts awarded to CK Hutchison subsidiary Panama Ports Company (PPC). The contracts gave…
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