Weekly Report - 17 August 2017 (WR-17-32)

PANAMA | Looking to China. Following President Juan Carlos Varela’s 12 June announcement that Panama was severing diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of China [WR-17-23], the two have lost little time in seeking to strengthen relations. On 8 August, a high-level Panamanian delegation began a five-day visit to China to discuss a range of issues. Headed up by Security Minister Alexis Bethancourt and the director of the national security council, Rolando López, the delegation included officials from the ministries of foreign affairs, economy & finance, and trade & industry, as well as Panama’s maritime authority and the tourism authority.

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