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Photo: The ground-breaking ceremony, attended by the president of Panama (China Construction America)
- The contractor, which is the American subsidiary of China State Construction Engineering Corporation, was awarded the scheme on 4 August.
- The police intervened to keep the demonstrators from disrupting the ground-breaking ceremony.
- The ground-breaking ceremony was attended by Juan Carlos Varela, the president of Panama.
- The scheme will also host a campus for the University of Panama for West Panama.