Inside the control room, Varela invited Xi to press the button on the computer to open the locks for the COSCO vessel to pass. The Panama Canal, which started operation in 1914, is an important international waterway that links the Pacific and the Atlantic. It was taken over by the Panamanian government in 1999.

Panama -- Connecting China with Latin America. A new era following the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Panama and the People’s Republic of China. ON the evening of June 12 (the morning of June 13 in China), the President of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela, announced his decision to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China.

Panama Canal completed 巴拿马运河建成 Work officially finished on the Panama Canal on this day in 1913. The 82-kilometer waterway uses a system of locks to ferry ships between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The original locks are 34 meters wide and 26 meters above sea level.

President Juan Carlos Varela has highlighted the construction of the trans-Isthmus railway as a key factor in the later construction of the famous canal. It should also be noted that on June 26, 2016, a Chinese vessel, the container ship Cosco Shipping Panama, made history by being the first to pass through the recently expanded Panama Canal.

The first group of Chinese immigrants, he noted, arrived in Panama in 1854 to work on the construction of the trans-isthmus railway, which served as the main international cargo route until the Panama Canal was built.

It will be the first state visit by a Chinese president to Panama in history and a significant milestone in the development of the newly established China-Panama diplomatic relations. Before President Xi’s visit, the grand launching ceremony of the book The Silk Road and Panama, written by Panamanian economist Eddie Tapiero from the Panama Canal Administration, was held in Panama City.

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巴拿马国家概况（最近更新时间：2018年9月） 【国名】 巴拿马共和国（The Republic of Panama, la República de Panamá）。 【面积】 7.55万平方公里。 【人

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