外交部：谁在寻求霸占运河，谁在以法治之名行破坏国际法之实，国际社会有目共睹

Core Viewpoint - The Chinese government firmly defends the rights of its enterprises following the ruling by the Panama Supreme Court that deemed the Hong Kong CK Hutchison Group's port operations at both ends of the Panama Canal unconstitutional, while the U.S. expresses support for the ruling [1]. Group 1 - The Panama Supreme Court ruled on January 30 that the operations rights held by CK Hutchison Group at the Panama Canal ports are unconstitutional [1]. - U.S. Secretary of State Rubio expressed that the U.S. is encouraged by the Panama Supreme Court's decision, indicating a stance against Chinese influence in the Western Hemisphere [1]. - The chairman of the U.S. House China Committee, Molinar, stated that the Western Hemisphere does not welcome what he termed as "malicious influence" from China [1]. Group 2 - The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Lin Jian, emphasized that China will resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises [1]. - Lin Jian criticized the U.S. for demonstrating a Cold War mentality and ideological bias, suggesting that the U.S. is attempting to dominate the canal while claiming to uphold the rule of law [1].