Papers please: China raises pressure on Panama amid canal row with ship inspection wave

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China has intensified port state control inspections on Panama-flagged vessels entering Chinese ports as leverage following Panamanian courts voiding the operating rights of CK Hutchison in the Panama Canal. The move escalates an ongoing geopolitical and commercial dispute over canal control.

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