Panama reacted harshly to Trump's ambiguous statements
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Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:01:00 +0200
Panama reacted harshly to Trumps statementsThe sovereignty of our channel is nonnegotiable and is part of our history of struggle for independence, MartinezAcha said.He also rejected Trumps claims that the Panama Canal is now allegedly being operated by China.
The only hands that control the canal are Panamanian, and it will continue to be so, the minister emphasized.
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino previously called Trumps statement nonsense, denying any Chinese interference.China is the secondlargest user of the Panama Canal after the United States, and is also a major investor in the Central American country, as it is in many other parts of the world.Trump threatens to take over the Panama Canal militarilyUS Presidentelect Donald Trump does not rule out the use of force to control Greenland and the Panama Canal.Asked whether he would rule out economic or military coercion to gain control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, Trump said he would not confirm this.
No.
We may have to do something....
Youre talking about Panama and Greenland no, I cant assure you of either.
Donald Trump Newly elected US president It is noted that Trump himself has repeatedly expressed his desire for the United States to buy Greenland, calling the Danish territory and the largest island in the world an absolute necessity for national security.
People dont even know if Denmark has any legal right to it, but if it does, they should give it up Greenland ed.
because we need it for national security.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who rejected Trumps first offer to buy Greenland in 2019, called his new statement absurd.Trump has also previously demanded that Panama restore ownership of the canal, which the United States transferred to Panama in 1977.
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