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CK Hutchison, the Hong Kong-based parent of Panama Ports Company (PPC), denied on Wednesday allegations that it owes $1.2 billion to Panama\u2014disputes that surfaced as US-China tensions intensify over canal infrastructure and regional influence.<\/p>\n

Panama\u2019s comptroller general announced this week that an audit of Panama Ports Company (PPC), a subsidiary of Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison, uncovered irregularities in the renewal of a 25-year concession agreement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The allegations are \u201cabsolutely contrary to reality,\u201d PPC said in a\u00a0statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt no time has PPC failed to comply with the payments corresponding to the rates applicable to port operators in Panama for the movement of containers,\u201d the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The dispute surfaced on the same day US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived in Panama for a regional security summit.<\/p>\n

Hegseth met with Panamanian President Jos\u00e9 Ra\u00fal Mulino and later attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new US-financed dock at the Vasco Nu\u00f1ez de Balboa Naval Base. At the podium, Hegseth declared that the US \u201cwill take back the Panama Canal from China\u2019s influence.\u201d<\/p>\n

The dispute comes amid mounting geopolitical friction in the region. China is Panama\u2019s largest trading partner and a dominant force in Latin American infrastructure, largely due to its demand for raw materials and commodities (i.e., soybeans). Roughly 20% of all cargo passing through the canal is either bound for or originates from China, making it the second-largest user after the US.<\/p>\n

Beijing swiftly condemned CK Hutchison\u2019s recent decision to sell its Panama port operations to a consortium led by US-based asset manager BlackRock.<\/p>\n

The $19 billion deal, expected to generate substantial proceeds for the company founded by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, was publicly celebrated by US President Donald Trump as a move to \u201ctake back\u201d control of the strategic waterway.<\/p>\n

Since taking office in January, Trump has repeatedly claimed that the US needs control of the Panama Canal and Greenland \u201cfor national security.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Panama has formally withdrawn from China\u2019s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), trade between China and Latin America remains strong.<\/p>\n

Brazil, now China\u2019s largest regional trading partner, is not a BRI signatory highlighting Beijing\u2019s economic footprint in the region is likely to remain resilient.<\/p>\n

Currently, the Trump administration has a 104% tariff on imports from China<\/em>.<\/em> Beijing clapped back with additional tariffs on US goods, with President Xi Jinping stating Wednesday that China will build a \u201cshared future with neighboring countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Later that day, Trump announced a 90-day pause on the new tariffs for certain countries but raised existing tariffs imposed on imports from China to 125%, \u201ceffective immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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