中国和巴拿马建交6月12日,巴拿马总统胡安·卡洛斯·巴雷拉向全世界宣布:巴拿马共和国与中华人民共和国建立外交关系。巴拿马位于中美洲东南部,国土面积仅有7.5万平方公里,人口400多万。国家虽小,但其国内的巴拿马运河连通太平洋与大西洋,全球每年近6%的贸易运输通过该运河,有世界贸易晴雨表之称。 China Establishes Diplomatic Ties with Panama On June 12, Panamanian President Juan Carlos Barrera announced to the world: The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Panama and the People’s Republic of China. Panama is located in southeastern Central America, with a land area of ​​only 75,000 square kilometers and a population of over 4 million. Although the country is small, its domestic Panama Canal connects the Pacific and the Atlantic. Nearly 6% of the world’s trade and transport each year passes through the canal, which is called the barometer of world trade.