Panamanian President: No intention to come into conflict with China.

"Panamanian President seeks to ease tensions with China." Reuters reported on the 10th with this headline, Panamanian President Jos Ral Mulino had stated the day before that Panama has no intention of causing friction with China. Mulino expressed during a visit to Balboa Port on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal on the 9th: "I hope that this tense situation can cool down, allowing us to return to a normal political relationship and reach a consensus - this is an issue that will eventually be resolved."