Un conglomerat din Hong Kong solicită despăgubiri în valoare de 1,5 miliarde de dolari din partea Panama

CK Hutchison is seeking over $1.5 billion in damages from Panama after the government seized two ports, escalating tensions between the US and China. The company claims Panama violated an investment protection treaty and is conducting a state-led attack on its assets. The ports, Balboa and Cristobal, were taken over following a Supreme Court ruling deeming the concession unconstitutional. CK Hutchison's subsidiary managed these ports since 1997, with a renewed 25-year concession in 2021. The situation has complicated a $23 billion sale of its global port operations due to geopolitical tensions. CK Hutchison has initiated new arbitration procedures focusing on treaty rights, separate from previous claims.