Ports sale offers Panama way out of Trump row: experts

Panama City (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 The decision by Hong Kong firm CK Hutchison to sell its Panama ports to a US-led consortium provides the Central American country with a convenient way out of its standoff with President Donald Trump, experts said Tuesday. Trump has been fixated on the question of who controls shipping in the Panama Canal, which was built by Washington over a century ago to link the Pacific and Atlantic ocea

Mar 5, 2025 - 13:15
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Ports sale offers Panama way out of Trump row: experts
Panama City (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
The decision by Hong Kong firm CK Hutchison to sell its Panama ports to a US-led consortium provides the Central American country with a convenient way out of its standoff with President Donald Trump, experts said Tuesday. Trump has been fixated on the question of who controls shipping in the Panama Canal, which was built by Washington over a century ago to link the Pacific and Atlantic ocea