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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Beijing condemns ‘egregious’ destruction of monument to Chinese workers in Panama

Beijing has condemned the demolition of a monument in Panama honouring its Chinese community, warning the move has damaged relations between the two countries.

The monument in the Chinese-Panamanian Friendship Park near the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal was dismantled late on 27 December by municipal authorities in Arraijan without prior notice or consultation, according to China’s embassy.

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