Shotlist
Panama City, Panama - Sept 16, 2017
1. Car arriving
2. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi getting out of car, greeting officials, shaking hands with Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela, his wife Lorena Castillo Garcia de Varela
3. Wang (L), Varela (M), Varela's wife (R) sending greetings, waving
Panama City, Panama - Sept 15, 2017
4. Various of signing ceremony
5. Panamanian Commerce and Industry Minister Augusto Arosemena, Chinese Embassy in Panama charge d'affaires Wang Weihua (in gray suit) shaking hands with others
6. SOUDNBITE (English) Augusto Arosemena, Panamanian Commerce and Industry Minister (starting with shot 5):
"Panama is a gateway to the Americas, and we believe that many Chinese companies will be able to leverage Panamanian position, or logistic capacity, or logistic infrastructure, to use Panama as a hub to get products to the region, the same way the region could use, or will use Panama to get products to China. So this is just the beginning not only for the region and but a very important day for Panama, a historic day."
7. Various of Chinese Embassy to Panama charge d'affaires Wang Weihua shaking hands with others
8. SOUDNBITE (Spanish) Wang Weihua, charge d'affaires, Chinese Embassy in Panama (starting with shot 7):
"Panama's decision sets an example and sends a very clear message to other countries in Central America and the Caribbean, that little by little, the One-China Principle is being recognized by the whole international community."
9. Reporters
Storyline
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was in Panama City during the weekend to witness unveiling ceremony of the Chinese Embassy in the Latin American country that marks a new chapter in bilateral relations.
Wang was welcomed by Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela to the presidential palace for the inauguration of the Chinese Embassy.
The historic meeting marks the first visit of a Chinese foreign minister since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in June.
Over the past three months there has been a boost in bilateral relations.
In the run-up to the official ceremony scheduled for Sunday, China and Panama have signed business agreements estimated to generate about 38 million U.S. dollars in trade and investment, which official said gives rise to great expectations in business between China and central America.
"Panama is a gateway to the Americas, and we believe that many Chinese companies will be able to leverage Panamanian position, or logistic capacity, or logistic infrastructure, to use Panama as a hub to get products to the region, the same way the region could use, or will use Panama to get products to China. So this is just the beginning not only for the region and but a very important day for Panama, a historic day," said Augusto Arosemena, the Panamanian Commerce and Industry Minister.
Wang Weihua, charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Panama, hoped that Panama's pledge to adhere to the One China principle and to sever the so-called "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan could help clear the way for other countries in this region to also establish ties with China.
"Panama's decision sets an example and sends a very clear message to other countries in Central America and the Caribbean, that little by little, the One China Principle is being recognized by the whole international community," he said.
China and Panama have had significant commercial relations for decades and hope the newly-established diplomatic relationship will help boost trade and cooperation.
Chinese companies are already involved in dozens of infrastructure projects in Panama, such as the 700-million-U.S.-dollar investment in the construction of a new deep-water container port in Isla Margarita near the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. Another project is the development Cidade Esperanza -- City of Hope -- on the country's Pacific Coast. It is a large development including more than two thousand housing units, a university and some government buildings.
With such projects, the two countries are building a relationship that both sides hope will be very fruitful for years to come.
source:CCTV
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