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06.02.26 - 03:06
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Billions In Chinese Investment To Flee Panama - Beijing Livid Over Canal Ports Decision (ZeroHedge)
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Billions In Chinese Investment To Flee Panama - Beijing Livid Over Canal Ports Decision
China is lashing out at Panama after the country's top court torpedoed a key Chinese-linked operations contract at the Panama Canal, warning that the Central American nation "will inevitably pay a heavy price" if it doesn't reverse course.
Under immense US pressure from the Trump White House, Panama's Supreme Court last week ruled to void the operating license of Hong Kong–based CK Hutchison for ports on both ends of the canal - Balboa on the Pacific side and Cristóbal on the Atlantic.
via AFP
The decision effectively ejects a Chinese/HK-connected operator, specifically the Panama Ports Company which is the subsidiary under CK Hutchison, from one of the world's most strategic maritime chokepoints.
This was celebrated as a win by Washington, as President Trump has long made clear his intention to reassert American influence and control over the Panama Canal. Starting early in his administrat...
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04.02.26 - 10:12
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Panama ports defeat shows China faces tougher test in Latin America (SCMP)
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China said Panama risks paying a “hefty political and economic price” following the cancellation of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings' contract to operate two major ports serving the Panama Canal.
“The Panamanian authorities' insistence on this despite widespread concerns is tantamount to shooting themselves in the foot,” China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office said in a commentary posted on its WeChat account on Tuesday. The decision by the Panama Supreme Court “is legally unfounded and......
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30.01.26 - 05:12
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Chinese Contract At Panama Canal Ruled Unconstitutional In Win For Trump′s ′Donroe Doctrine′ (ZeroHedge)
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Chinese Contract At Panama Canal Ruled Unconstitutional In Win For Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine'
Another massive defeat for China's interests in the Western Hemisphere, and another 'win' for Trump's "Donroe Doctrine"...
The Supreme Court of Panama has just issued a final decision to void the contract renewal for Hong Kong's CK Hutchison's subsidiary to operate two Panama Canal ports, in a much anticipated landmark case driven by claims of unconstitutionality and financial irregularities. The top court has found irregularities in the 25-year extension of the concession granted in 2021.
Huge: China just lost Panama
*PANAMA TOP COURT RULES CK HUTCHISON CONTRACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 30, 2026
The contested position that CK Hutchison occupied conferred de facto leverage over one of the world's most critical maritime chokepoints linking the two oceans, provoking the scrutiny and ire of Washington.
This was legally challenged last year, with the quest...
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