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Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat

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      The canal is and will remain Panama’s,
      Guardian
      Mulino said
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      He [Trump] is definitely trying to frighten Panama,
      Guardian
      said University of Essex international relations expert Natasha Lindstaedt
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      Donald Trump
      China is based at both ends of the Panama Canal”.
      Guardian
      This is presumably what Trump was referring to when he said
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      China does not operate or control the Panama Canal,
      CNA
      said Chavez
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      The channel is of enormous value to the United States, both commercially and strategically,
      CNA
      Gedan said,
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      There are reasonable concerns related to the presence of a Chinese company,
      CNA
      Benjamin Gedan, director of the Washington-based Wilson Center's Latin America program, told AFP
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      Our financial results, audited by an independent external auditor, have been shared annually with our partner, the Panamanian State, ensuring trust and clarity in our management,
      The Manila Times
      the firm added
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      Only the fabrication of a false flag operation... could justify the use of military force in Panama"
      International Business Times
      said Tapia
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      Panama has honored the canal treaties by maintaining the canal's operations efficiently and ensuring its neutrality."
      International Business Times
      According to Rebecca Bill Chavez of the Inter-American Dialogue think tank
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      At the dawn of our independence with Colombia, the Panama Canal was established,
      Newsweek
      he added
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      Panama is not distracted by this type of pronouncements,
      Newsweek
      he added, underscoring his belief that the canal's status as a crucial asset to Panama is secure and unchallenged
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      Neither one (none) of those terms has been violated. So, I am not sure why Mr. Trump thinks the agreement has been violated,
      Deutsche Welle
      said Martinez Machain
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      The accusations that China is running the canal are unfounded,
      Deutsche Welle
      Ricaurte Vasquez Moralez, the head of the Panama Canal Authority, recently told the Wall Street Journal .
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      And only about 300 were Americans,
      Deutsche Welle
      he said
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      The purpose of our deal and the spirit of our treaty has been totally violated. American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated fairly in any way, shape, or form. And that includes the United States Navy. And above all, China is operating the Panama Canal. And we didn't give it to China. We gave it to Panama, and we're taking it back."
      Newsweek
      Donald Trump said in his inaugural address
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      The canal is not directly or indirectly controlled by any major power,
      Newsweek
      she stressed
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      We reject in its entirety everything that Mr Trump has said. First because it is false and second because the Panama Canal belongs to Panama and will continue to belong to Panama,
      Buenos Aires Times
      Mulino said Wednesday
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      Mao Ning (diplomat)
      China has always respected Panama's sovereignty over the canal and recognized the canal as a permanent neutral international waterway,
      Buenos Aires Times
      foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said
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      We remain steadfast in our commitment to comply with all laws and regulations, fully exercising our contractual responsibilities,
      Buenos Aires Times
      the firm said
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      One cannot skip over public international law to impose criteria,
      Buenos Aires Times
      he said