Beijing is criticizing authorities in Panama for demolishing a monument commemorating Chinese contributions to the Panama Canal, calling the move “seriously egregious."
00:00China is criticizing Panama for demolishing a monument commemorating Chinese contributions to the Panama Canal.
00:07Local authorities said the monument had structural damage that posed safety risks.
00:11But China's foreign ministry said the demolition goes against the two nations' friendship and called the move, quote, seriously egregious.
00:18Panama's president also criticized the monument's destruction, blaming local authorities and vowing to rebuild it.
00:24This follows a diplomatic spat between China and Panama in November when a delegation of Panamanian legislators visited Taiwan despite pressure from Beijing to cancel the trip.
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