USA “firmly supports” Panama due to the retention of ships under the Panamanian flag in Chinese ports.
This was announced this Thursday by Secretary of State, Marco Rubio through a declaration to the press.
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Washington considers that the decision of the authorities chinas of delay The departure of the ships under the pretext of inspections is a retaliation for the Supreme Court ruling Panamanian.
They added that this act invalidated the contract that had a subsidiary of a company Hong Kong to manage two ports in the channel, in Balboa y Christopher.
“USA strongly supports Panama and looks forward to increasing our economic and security cooperation with this important partner,” the head of US diplomacy declared in a press release.
The judgment of the highest court came after great pressure from the president Donald Trump, who shortly after assuming power warned Panama that he was not willing to allow key infrastructure for maritime traffic to remain in the hands chinas.
“This sovereign ruling supported transparency, the rule of law and held private operators accountable to the public interest,” Rubio said.
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A Federal Maritime Commission American already warned last week that it was going to open an investigation for those “more intense inspections of ships in Chinese ports.
“Detentions, delays or other impediments to the movement of ships undermine the stability of global supply chains, increase costs for businesses and consumers, and erode confidence in the international trade system,” Rubio warned.
China On Friday, he described as “unfounded” the “comments Americans“, and insisted that everything is due to a plan to “take over the channel.”
The presidents Donald Trump y Xi Jinping They plan to meet on May 14 and 15 in Beijing, for a summit largely focused on trade.
The company Panama Ports Company (PPC) announced this month that it will demand at least $2 billion for damage y damages given the loss of those two concessions in Panama.
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