 The Panamanian ministry of Tourism hopes for the convention center to house 100 international events annually.There were plans (proposed by Panamanian president Juan Carlos Varela) to build in Amador a campus for the embassy of the People's Republic of China in Panama, however the plans were eventually dropped, due to criticism from the general public and fears that tourists could easily assume that Panama was Chinese territory.Varela in response said that Amador is an area that "must have more value".