Panama urged to have diplomatic ties with China

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Panama urged to have diplomatic ties with China

Former Panamanian ambassador to the United States, Eduardo Morgan, told the local press Monday that Panama should establish diplomatic relations with China as soon as possible.

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Former Panamanian ambassador to the United States, Eduardo Morgan, told the local press Monday that Panama should establish diplomatic relations with China as soon as possible.

Morgan put forward his argument as Panama City is bidding against other cities for seating the permanent secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas. Panama could fail this time simply because it has no diplomatic ties with China, he stated.

He said China is becoming a world economic power and one step Panama should take is to establish diplomatic ties with that country.

The US city of Miami, regarded as the strongest rival to Panama City in the competition, has attracted many Chinese companies hereand is becoming a key city for boosting China-Latin America trade,he said.

Other cities competing for the seat are Atlanta, Chicago and Houston of the United States, Puebla and Cancun of Mexico, San Juan of Puerto Rico, and Port of Spain of Trinidad and Tobago.

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