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We hope Panama will bear in mind the general picture of bilateral relationship and the long-term interests of both peoples, resist external interference, and make the right decision,
Lin said
The United States has a treaty obligation to protect the Panama Canal if it comes under attack,
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Its achievements have benefited people in countries such as Panama,
Lin said
Beijing regrets Panama's decision,
foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said, urging PanamaChina will continue to make investment in Panama if the Central American nation needs the money, and China will continue to trade with Panama,
said Jiang Shixue, director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Shanghai University
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,
Trump claimed in his inaugural speech last monthAll of these operations, and the relationships with Panama Canal Authority … plus the technical knowledge that you get as a regular operator of the canal basically multiplies the possibilities that if you are (China) and you want to shut down the canal at a time of conflict, there are a thousand ways to do it,
he said, pointing to actions like attacking lock control systems or physically blocking the waterwayControl of strategic chokepoints like the Panama Canal is probably among China’s goals,
said Will Freeman, Fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New YorkIf there’s a conflict and China tells them, do everything you can to obstruct the canal so that the US can’t engage in trade and commerce, so that the US military and naval fleet cannot get to the Indo-Pacific fast enough, they would have to do it,
Rubio said in an interview with journalist Megyn Kelly, without directly naming the companyAmerican pressure is so huge,
he addedWhy are they making an important institutional statement from the entity that governs the foreign policy of the US, under the president of the US, based on a falsehood?"
Mulino asked, calling the claim "simply and plainly intolerable".I find it absurd that we would have to pay fees to transit a zone we are obligated to protect in time of conflict. Those are our expectations,
Rubio told reporters in the Dominican RepublicIf they violate the terms of the concession or cause imminent economic harm to the country, we will act accordingly, but for now the audit is ongoing,
he said ThursdayThey're a democratically elected government. They have rules; they have laws. They're going to follow their process, but our expectations remain the same,
he saidI totally and absolutely reject that statement yesterday,
Mulino said during his weekly press conference, ... adding he
We believe it will provide a fair and just environment for companies from all countries and regions, including China’s Hong Kong SAR,
the ministry spokesperson said
Currently, the cooperation between China and Panama under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative is proceeding normally,
ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a press briefing when asked about Panama's decision to let its involvement in the infrastructure plan expire
For many Panamanians, this is a settled understanding that they administrate the canal, that they’ve been running it for decades,
the Guardian’s global affairs correspondent, Andrew Roth, tells Hannah Moore