Other charges that China could cut off traffic through the Panama Canal because a Hong Kong-based group controls ports at either end of the waterway originated with a rival firm, said a top official from the group, Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

• 哈奇森·惠姆波有限公司的一位高级管理人员说，其他指控源于一家竞争对手，说中国可能因香港公司对运河两端的港口拥有控制权而切断巴拿马运河上的交通。