Papers please: China raises pressure on Panama amid canal row with ship inspection wave
China has intensified inspections of Panama-flagged vessels entering its ports in response to a court ruling in Panama that annulled the operating rights of a Hong Kong company at the Panama Canal.
Panama orders control of canal ports operated by Hong Kong firm after Supreme Court ruling
The Panamanian government has ordered the seizure of two canal ports operated by Hong Kong's CK Hutchison following a Supreme Court ruling declaring their operating concession unconstitutional.