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Panama’s sovereignty and independence are not negotiable, and the Panama Canal is not under direct or indirect control by any power,
Ning said
A ship with a Panamanian flag pays as much as an American-flagged ship,
Quijano saidWhat we always want is a beautiful relationship of equality, not submission.”
Arcia, who grew up near the canal, saidI saw the whole movie,
Quijano said jokingly about witnessing the transition over the 44 years he worked at the canal, eventually becoming vice president of operations and leading a reconstruction effort that expanded the channel’s capacity in 2016.The comments come from ignorance,
she said,Their suffering changed the lives of their families forever,
he saidI always knew how important the canal was to our country because of my ancestors,
she saidWe were friends one day, and now we are hearing, ‘We want your canal,
she saidThe Canal was not a concession from anyone. It was the result of generational struggles that culminated in 1999,
President Mulino saidThere is no presence of any nation in the world that interferes with our administration,
he said Monday in a Spanish-language statementWhat this is doing is questioning even further if the United States is a reliable partner, especially in face of the Chinese influence that is already in the region,
Nice saidThe fees have been raised across the board in a professional, transparent manner, nothing less, nothing more,
Sabatini saidIt would take an act of war, effectively, for the Chinese to shut it down,
said Christopher Sabatini, a senior research fellow for Latin America at Chatham House, a London-based think tank
If these companies control both ends of that canal in a time of conflict, and the Chinese tell them, ‘Shut it down and don’t let the U.S. go through there,’ we’ve got a big, big problem, ... a big economic problem and a big national security and defense problem.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last week during his Senate confirmation hearingThey are trying to not confront one of your biggest allies and are saying, ‘If this is going to help and sort of bring down the temperature, then we will do it,
she saidIt’s an international treaty, it was approved by the U.S. Senate,
he saidChina is operating the Panama Canal. And we didn’t give it to China, we gave it to Panama, and we’re taking it back,
Trump said
Engaging with our neighbors is a vital element in addressing migration, supply chains, and economic growth, which are key to Secretary Rubio’s pursuit of foreign policy focused on making America strong, prosperous, and safe."
She addedThe canal is and will remain Panama’s,
Mulino said
He [Trump] is definitely trying to frighten Panama,
said University of Essex international relations expert Natasha Lindstaedt