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Protesters march in Panama against the contract extension for a huge copper mine_我的网站

一 |     PANAMA CITY -- Protesters blocked streets across Panama on Monday, demanding the government rescind a contract to continue copper mining in a biodiverse region.Teaching and construction unions led calls against the contract with environmentalists, saying continued development threatens forested land and crucial groundwater just 75 miles (120 kilometers) west of the capital, in the state of Colon.Across Panama City, peaceful protesters handed out fliers, but in some areas on the outskirts of the capital police met protesters with tear gas. In anticipation of the largest marches since a cost of living crisis last July, both the Department of Education and the University of Panama cancelled classes. The government used social media to highlight the “enormous contribution” the mine — Panama's largest private investment ever — makes to the country's economy.In March, Panama's legislature reached an agreement with Canadian mining company First Quantum, allowing its local subsidiary, Minera Panama, to continue operating a huge open-pit copper mine in central Panama for at least 20 more years. The mine was temporarily closed last year when talks between the government and First Quantum broke down over payments the government wanted to receive.Protests began after President Laurentino Cortizo signed off on that contract on Friday after it was approved by the congress.The president acted surreptitiously, according to Fernando Abrego, leader of Panama's Association of Teachers union. “The government decided this confrontation by quickly and expeditiously approving a contract they know is rejected by the people,” he said.Teachers were joined by construction workers, who are one of country's most powerful labor groups. “The people are in the streets in defense of sovereignty," said union leader Saúl Méndez, "in the face of a contract that cedes self-determination by devastating the environment to steal resources.”It is unclear how persuasive these arguments will prove against the economic boon of a single mining site that already brings in 3% of the nation’s gross domestic product. Minera Panama says the mine will employ thousands of Panamanians and that its shipments make 80% of the country's total exports.The new contract, initially slowed by labor disagreements, secures Panama at least $375 million a year from Minera Panama, over 10 times more than the previous deal. It represents one of the largest national mining contracts in a region where other countries like Costa Rica regulate the sector more stringently and El Salvador which banned metal mining in 2017. For teachers, however, Abrego said concession was not an option, and that the teachers' union would hold an assembly to plan their next actions. “We will remain in the streets,” he said.。

二 |     中新网8月26日电 8月26日，国务院台办举行例行新闻发布会。

三 | 有记者问：近日，台湾工业总会发布《2026工总白皮书》，其中两岸政策以“自信稳健，建构两岸发展新局”为主题，建议民进党当局简化大陆专业人士赴台审查流程，并希望通过民间交流创造更稳定的两岸关系。

四 | 请问对此有何评论？          　　国台办发言人张晗表示，两岸同胞是一家人，理应常来常往、走亲走近。台湾工商界、产业界希望两岸交流往来顺畅热络，这是民心所向、大势所趋。长期以来，我们秉持“两岸一家亲”理念，积极推动两岸各领域交流合作，不断采取措施为两岸民众往来提供便利。希望民进党当局倾听业界呼声，尽快取消阻碍两岸交流往来的不合理限制措施，便利两岸交流融合。(中新网“燕新台”工作室)                【编辑:王琴】。

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