China has sent a senior-level delegation to Panama at a time when relations have been clouded by developments surrounding the Panama Canal, a move seen by observers as an attempt to “understand what is unfolding” and possibly reverse the situation.
According to Chinese state news agency Xinhua, a delegation led by Ma Hui, a vice-minister of the Communist Party’s diplomacy arm, the International Department, visited the Central American country last week, holding talks with “leaders of major political parties” and think tanks.