Top Shot -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) shake hands with the Panama Canal Manager Rikaulte Vasket during a tour on February 2, 2025 on the Miraflores Rock on the Panama Canal in Panama.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will take measures to Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday to end the Donald Trump’s impact and control of President Donald Trump on China. If not, Washington warned that he would take measures.
After the discussion of Panam City’s U.S. diplomat, Mulino showed that he would consider agreements involving China and Chinese companies, and announced his further cooperation with the United States on immigration, but is the second busy in the world. He has repeated that his sovereignty has not risen to the waterway. For discussion.
Rubio reported from Trump that the presence of China, based in Hong Kong, which operates two ports near the entrance of the canal, is a threat to waterways and violations of the Panama Treaty. Tammy Bruce, a spokesman, is a statement.
“Secretary Rubio has revealed that this situation is unacceptable and there is no immediate change, so it is necessary to take the United States to take necessary measures to protect the rights based on the treaty,” blues. I mentioned.
Rubio did not accurately spell out what kind of steps Panama had to take and how the US retaliation looked.
After taking office, Trump threatened to undertake the rule of the Panama Canal built by the United States in the early 20th century, and handed over to Panama in 1999, claiming that the canal was operated by Beijing.
He refused to exclude Panama’s use of military power and brought criticisms from Latin American friends and enemies in Washington. On Sunday, Trump did not think that the army was needed, but Panama violated the agreement and the United States would regain the canal.
“China runs the Panama Canal. It was not given to China, it was given to Panama -Fooling -they violated the agreement, we regained it, or very powerful. It will happen, “said Trump.
“I don’t think Panama needs an army,” he added.
Rubio, a Chinese hawk for many years in the Senate career, will be shipped last week in Sirius XM’s The Megyn Kelly show, if a dispute between Beijing and Washington occurs. He stated that the port could be used to close the important route, the canal. 。
Murino said that the talk with Rubio was respectful and sincere. He expressed his willingness to review Panama Chinese companies, including 25 years of concessions based in Hong Kong. CK Hatchson HoldingsIt was updated in 2021 to operate the port at the entrance of both canals until the audit results were obtained.
The contract has been targeted by Representatives and the government as an example of China’s expansion in Panama, claiming that it is contrary to the neutral treaties signed by the two countries in 1977.
The Panama government and some experts refuse to claim because the port is not a part of the canal’s operation. The canal is operated by the Panama Canal Bureau, a autonomous agency directed by the Panama government.
Murino said that a wide range of agreements between Panama and China did not contribute to the Chinese belt and road initiatives, which expanded their investment in Panama in the previous administration.
“We study the possibility of ending it early,” he added.
“At this time, I don’t feel that there is a true threat to (neutral), its effectiveness. The use of military power to make a treaty is much less,” Mulino said. In addition to the important -conversation with Trump.
The first tour
Rubio later visited a Miraflores tablet where ships passing between the Pacific Ocean and the Canal pass. The canal official explained that Rubio was trapped from the canal as a LPG carrier with Panama’s inflammation.
China is not involved in the canal operation and respects Panama’s sovereignty and independence on the waterway.
“China has never interfered,” Mao Zedong, a spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in China, added that when he was asked about the U.S.’s claim last month, China has recognized the canal as “permanently neutral international waterway.” Ta.
Rubio is touring the Central America and the Caribbean in the first expansion of the Central America and the Caribbean, as they are trying to focus again on the US Hemisphere’s US diplomatic diplomacy.
This visit also reflects the US desire to oppose China’s economic and political influence in Latin America.
Murino is also returned from dangerous Darien gaps from dangerous Darien gaps through a dangerous Dalien gap through Panama’s runway to enlarge the memorandum signed by the United States Ministry of Land and security in July. We announced what we could do.
Darien gaps were connected to Colombia with the Panama nation in the Central American, and the number of immigrants was increasing, so he traveled northern to reach the United States.
Rubio ordered the Ministry of State to tell the migration problem at the center of diplomacy with local countries. Officials have said that Rubio would use this trip to smoothly accept the US expulsion flights.