Panama Boots China From Canal Control

[excalibur]

This comes after the Panama Supreme Court ruled against the ChiCom deal.

This is winning folks, this is winning.

In a move formalized Monday (Feb. 24, 2026) in the country’s official gazette, Panama annulled long-standing concessions held by Panama Ports Company (PPC), a subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings, and took direct control of the Balboa and Cristóbal terminals. President José Raul Mulino ordered the temporary occupation so the National Maritime Authority could guarantee “uninterrupted, safe and efficient” operations.

Here are the key facts:

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Panama Boots China From Canal Port Control

Panama just delivered a massive win for Western shipping interests — and, by extension, global energy security — by kicking a China-linked Hong Kong conglomerate out of the driver’s seat at the Panama Canal’s most critical ports.

blackmon.substack.com

Panama seizes two key ports from Hong Kong group amid U.S.-China canal dispute

Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said officials threatened its employees with criminal prosecution if they refused to leave after a court ruling canceling its contracts was finalized.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Ghost of a Rider]

That's good news. I lived in Panama for three years and graduated high school there in '82. I was disappointed to hear that China had such a foothold there. I don't trust China as far as I can throw them.

 

[drudge X]

Trump is continuing to boot China from the Western hemisphere. I am sure Democrats will receive big, I mean supertanker size big, amount of Chinese cash for the 2028 presidential election.

 

[Cassandro]

Trump is continuing to boot China from the Western hemisphere. I am sure Democrats will receive big, I mean supertanker size big, amount of Chinese cash for the 2028 presidential election.

Clinton sold missile targeting technology to China for campaign cash.

 

[JGalt]

This comes after the Panama Supreme Court ruled against the ChiCom deal.

This is winning folks, this is winning.

In a move formalized Monday (Feb. 24, 2026) in the country’s official gazette, Panama annulled long-standing concessions held by Panama Ports Company (PPC), a subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings, and took direct control of the Balboa and Cristóbal terminals. President José Raul Mulino ordered the temporary occupation so the National Maritime Authority could guarantee “uninterrupted, safe and efficient” operations.​

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Here are the key facts:​

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Panama Boots China From Canal Port Control

Panama just delivered a massive win for Western shipping interests — and, by extension, global energy security — by kicking a China-linked Hong Kong conglomerate out of the driver’s seat at the Panama Canal’s most critical ports.

blackmon.substack.com

Panama seizes two key ports from Hong Kong group amid U.S.-China canal dispute

Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said officials threatened its employees with criminal prosecution if they refused to leave after a court ruling canceling its contracts was finalized.

www.nbcnews.com

Golfing Gator AKA Harpy Eagle will be disappointed. He moved there a couple years ago.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Trump is continuing to boot China from the Western hemisphere. I am sure Democrats will receive big, I mean supertanker size big, amount of Chinese cash for the 2028 presidential election.

Time before last they gave out Covid virus.