{"id":5631,"date":"2026-04-03T02:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/5631\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T02:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:20:15","slug":"rubio-raises-concerns-over-chinas-detention-of-panama-flagged-ships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/5631\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio raises concerns over China\u2019s detention of Panama-flagged ships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US Secretary of State <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/marco-rubio?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marco Rubio<\/a> has voiced \u201cserious concerns\u201d over China\u2019s intensified inspections of Panama-flagged vessels, vowing that the US \u201cstands firmly\u201d with Panama amid the Latin American country\u2019s escalating fallout with <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/beijing?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Beijing<\/a>.Rubio said China\u2019s recent actions \u201craise serious concerns about the use of economic tools to undermine the rule of law in <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/panama?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Panama<\/a>, a sovereign nation and vital partner for global commerce\u201d.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cDetentions, delays, or other impediments to the movement of vessels undermine the stability of global supply chains, increase costs for businesses and consumers, and erode confidence in the international trading system,\u201d the top US diplomat said, according to a State Department statement issued on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/united-states?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">United States<\/a> stands firmly with Panama and looks forward to increasing our economic and security cooperation with this important partner.\u201d<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1o401188 css-1w1l3op e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775182815_879_maxresdefault.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewDuration\" class=\"css-1vqvq42 e1o401181\">01:37<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewTitle\" class=\"css-zasw6y e1o401182\">Panama President Mulino rejects US claims of Chinese influence in Panama Canal<\/p>\n<p>Panama President Mulino rejects US claims of Chinese influence in Panama Canal<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/liu-pengyu?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Liu Pengyu<\/a>, spokesman for the Chinese embassy in the US, told the South China Morning Post on Thursday that China\u2019s position on issues concerning the Panama Canal ports was clear, reiterating the foreign ministry\u2019s earlier comment that Washington\u2019s allegations expose its own ambitions over the canal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has voiced \u201cserious concerns\u201d over China\u2019s intensified inspections of Panama-flagged vessels, 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