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Trump Threatens to Retake Panama Canal Control

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Trump's assertions are seen as a threat by some, with some analysts arguing that it would breach the United Nations Charter if the US were to take control of the canal. The issue at hand appears to be the US Navy's dissatisfaction with the fees charged by Panama for ships to transit the canal. Trump has also made the claim that the Panama Canal was a "foolish gift" to Panama.

  1. PA
    José Raúl Mulino
    1. It was the result of generational struggles that culminated in 1999, as a result of the Torrijos-Carter treaty and, since then, for 25 years, we have managed and expanded it with responsibility to serve the world and its trade, including the United States.
    2. The canal is and will remain Panama's, and its administration will continue to be under Panamanian control with respect to its permanent neutrality.
    3. I fully reject the insinuating words by President Donald Trump at his inaugural address relating to Panama and its canal.
  2. US
    Donald Trump
    Republican Party
    1. We have been treated very badly from this foolish gift that should have never been made and Panama's promise to us been broken.
    2. Above all China is operating the Panama Canal.
    3. That's what I want to be – a peacemaker and a unifier.
    4. And we didn't give it to China, we gave it to Panama and we are taking it back!
    5. The purpose of our deal and the spirit of our treaty has been totally violated.
    6. The United States – I mean, think of this – spent more money than ever spent on a project before and lost 38,000 lives in the building of the Panama canal.
  3. US
    Stephen Wertheim
    Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
    1. This was the 'Monroe Doctrine and Mars' inaugural address, appealing for expansion and colonisation in the western hemisphere – plus space – but saying next to nothing about America's military role in Europe, the Middle East and even Asia.

Panama Canal

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  3. China fires back after Pete Hegseth calls country a threat to Panama Canal

sources

  1. 1.CNN
  2. 2.Al Jazeera
  3. 3.The Guardian
  4. 4.South China Morning Post
  5. 5.Guardian
  6. 6.New York Times

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.US under Donald Trump
  3. 3.Chinese Foreign Policy
  4. 4.US-China Relations
  5. 5.Shipping industry

countries

  1. 1.Antigua and BarbudaAG
  2. 2.BarbadosBB
  3. 3.ChinaCN
  4. 4.ColombiaCO
  5. 5.DenmarkDK
  6. 6.FranceFR
  7. 7.GreenlandGL
  8. 8.Hong KongHK
  9. 9.JamaicaJM
  10. 10.MexicoMX
  11. 11.PanamaPA
  12. 12.Russian FederationRU

organizations

  1. 1.Republican Party
  2. 2.US Navy
  3. 3.American Statecraft Program
  4. 4.Atlantic CouncilUS
  5. 5.Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  6. 6.CK Hutchison Holdings
  7. 7.IDB Invest
  8. 8.JPMorgan Chase
  9. 9.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
  10. 10.Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts
  11. 11.US Army Corps of Engineers
  12. 12.White HouseUS

persons

  1. 1.Donald TrumpUS
  2. 2.Jimmy CarterUS
  3. 3.José Raúl MulinoPA
  4. 4.Odore Roosevelt
  5. 5.Barack ObamaUS
  6. 6.Elon MuskUS
  7. 7.Hillary Clinton
  8. 8.Manuel Noriega
  9. 9.Omar Torrijos
  10. 10.Ovidio Diaz-Espino
  11. 11.Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla
  12. 12.Rod Liddle

technicals

  1. 1.Panama Canal
  2. 2.Gulf of Mexico
  3. 3.Pacific Ocean
  4. 4.Caribbean Sea
  5. 5.Denali
  6. 6.Charter of the United Nations
  7. 7.Gulf of America
  8. 8.Atlantic Ocean
  9. 9.Cape Horn
  10. 10.Darien Gap
  11. 11.Mars
  12. 12.Suez Canal