China rebuts the U.S. groundless accusation of the so-called “detention” of Panama-flagged ships

China on Friday rebutted the U.S. groundless accusation of the so-called “detention” of Panama-flagged ships.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that the U.S.’s repeated wrongful allegations only reveal its ulterior motive to take over the Panama Canal.

Mao made the remarks at a regular news briefing when asked to comment that the U.S. Secretary of State has accused China of “bullying” by detaining or holding up dozens of Panama-flagged ships.

“Who is blatantly undermining the neutral status of the Panama Canal and the stability of the global supply chain through unilateral bullying and coercion? Justice is in people’s hearts,” she said.

China’s position on the relevant port issues in Panama is clear, and it will firmly safeguard its legitimate rights and interests, Mao added.

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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…