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🗓️ 9 April 2026
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| 0:30.6 | This is John Batchel, a conversation with Professor Avan Ellis, upon the news that China is harassing Panamanian flag ships in the Chinese waters. |
| 0:40.7 | Why has to do with the dispute over ports in Panama at either side of the Panama Canal. |
| 0:47.3 | China is using lawfare against Panama because a decision in the Panama courts went against China. |
| 0:54.1 | Evan explains how this works and why. |
| 0:57.1 | More of this tonight. |
| 0:59.8 | My sense, John, is that they don't expect the decision will be reversed. |
| 1:03.8 | Now, the Panama has made it, but they're effectively trying to teach Panama a lesson |
| 1:07.8 | to prevent Panama from taking other actions against Chinese companies |
| 1:11.9 | in other places. And frankly, and there's a Chinese expression to frighten a monkey by killing |
| 1:18.6 | the chicken, the Chinese understand that when they demonstrably hurt somebody badly, also other |
| 1:24.8 | countries take note. I remember when I was in Chile, one of my Chilean business colleagues said, look what |
| 1:30.8 | the Chinese did to Australia. |
| 1:32.2 | We would be foolish in Chile to go against the Chinese understanding what they do. |
| 1:36.5 | So this is demonstrating the ability to impose pain, understanding that will influence not only |
| 1:42.1 | Panama in this case, but also a number of |
| 1:44.2 | other countries that are considering trying to accommodate the US by cutting out |
| 1:48.5 | Chinese interests in other areas. |
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