In the face of belligerent warnings made by President Donald Trump, Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino announced plans to leave China’s Belt and Road initiative, effectively ending its access to effectively run the Panama Canal. They also announced the U.S. Navy would no longer be charged to go through the canal as they have been until Trump made his ultimatums.
Panama President ENDS Canal Deal With China After Meeting with Marco Rubio– wltreport.com
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This is huge…
After meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the President of Panama has just agreed to end a key Panama Canal deal with China.
President José Raúl Mulino announced today that Panama will not renew their contracts with China from 2017, which are part of a CCP development initiative.
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🚨BREAKING: Panama’s President has ended the country’s Panama Canal deal with China, immediately following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Are we tired of winning yet?
pic.twitter.com/sOQJZJJc5E— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 2, 2025
The President of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, vows NOT to renew the 2017 Chinese contracts on the Panama Canal that are part of the CCP’s Belt and Road Initiative. The contracts come up in one or two years, but could be even sooner.
A good strart!!
pic.twitter.com/rYuRlsLUl2— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 2, 2025
Fox News reported:
Panama’s president vowed Sunday to end a key development deal with China after meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and after complaints from President Donald Trump that the Latin American country had ceded control over its critical shipping canal to Beijing.
