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Workers build the Freedom 250's Great American State Fair on the National Mall on May 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. [AFP]
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino expressed confidence Thursday that he can renew a maritime shipping agreement with China, circumventing tensions fueled by US President Donald Trump's efforts to control the Panama Canal.
After establishing diplomatic relations in 2017, Panama and China formalized a maritime agreement offering preferential port tariffs and easier bureaucratic rules for ships under the Panamanian flag in Chinese harbors.
The agreement ends this year.
