NYTIMES (Alexandra Stevenson and Peter Eavis) - Panama Court Strikes Down Hong Kong Firm’s Canal Contract
President Trump has said he wants American control of the canal, putting the longtime ports operator, CK Hutchison, in the cross-hairs of the U.S.-China trade conflict.
AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - Scoop: Trump expecting favorable Panama Canal ruling to further "Donroe Doctrine"
The White House expects Panama's Supreme Court on Thursday to cancel a crucial Panama Canal ports contract operated by a firm with ties to China's government, two sources tell Axios. Why it matters: Removing Chinese influence in the Western Hemisphere is central to President Trump's strategy to reassert unquestioned U.S. dominance from the Straits of Magellan to Greenland. - The contracts for managing terminal operations at both ends of the Panama Canal, currently held by Hong Kong's CK Hutchison, help dictate a measure of control of all shipping between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Zoom in: At issue in the lawsuit before the Panama Supreme Court was whether CK Hutchison breached the concession contracts, including one renewed in…
The White House expects Panama's Supreme Court on Thursday to cancel a crucial Panama Canal ports contract operated by a firm with ties to China's government, two sources tell Axios. Why it matters: Removing Chinese influence in the Western Hemisphere is central to President Trump's strategy to reassert unquestioned U.S. dominance from the Straits of Magellan to Greenland. - The contracts for managing terminal operations at both ends of the Panama Canal, currently held by Hong Kong's CK Hutchison, help dictate a measure of control of all shipping between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Zoom in: At issue in the lawsuit before the Panama Supreme Court was whether CK Hutchison breached the concession contracts, including one renewed in…Open