Audit finds Hong Kong company breached Panama Canal ports contract | Politics News

Report comes as US uses claims of Chinese meddling to push for control over strategic waterway.

Auditors in Panama have reported that the Hong Kong-based owner of key Panama Canal ports has violated the terms of its contract.

Comptroller-General Anel Flores announced on Monday that the audit had found “many breaches” of the concession awarded to Hong Kong-based logistics giant CK Hutchison to operate the Balboa and Cristobal ports, which sit close to the Panama Canal.

The report comes as…

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