(Marc Caputo – Axios) In a win for the Trump administration, Panama’s Supreme Court on Thursday canceled a crucial Panama Canal ports contract operated by a firm with ties to China’s government. Axios exclusively reported earlier that the White House expected the ruling Thursday evening to cancel the contract. Why it matters: Removing Chinese influence in the Western Hemisphere is central to President Trump’s strategy to reassert unquestioned U.S. dominance from the Straits of Magellan to Greenland. The contracts for managing terminal operations at both ends of the Panama Canal, which was held by Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison, help dictate a measure of control of all shipping between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Scoop: Trump expecting favorable Panama Canal ruling to further “Donroe Doctrine”
