Panamanian president dismisses Trump claims of China influence and US being ripped off
The president of Panama is pushing back on rhetoric from President-elect Donald Trump after days of social media posts threatening to take back control of the Panama Canal. Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino spoke at a press conference Thursday in which he dismissed various assertions made by the president-elect about the canal,
‘Nonsense’: Panamanian president dismisses Trump claims China controls Panama Canal
As for the Panama Canal, Mulino denied U.S. vessels are being overcharged to use the waterway and emphasized that China plays no role in the canal. A Hong Kong-based firm manages two ports at the Panama Canal’s entrances, but Panama owns and operates the entire canal.
Panama president rules out talks with Trump after canal threat
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino has firmly rejected negotiations with Donald Trump regarding control of the Panama Canal.
Nothing to talk about, canal belongs to Panamanians, says President Jose Raul Mulino amid Trump's threats
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino has dismissed US President-elect Donald Trump's threats to reclaim control over the Panama Canal, asserting Panamanian ownership and rejecting negotiations. Mulino also refuted claims of Chinese influence and ruled out lowering tolls for US ships,
Panama’s president rejects Trump’s claim of Chinese interference at canal
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino rejected President-elect Trump’s claims of Chinese interference and high fees to use the Panama Canal. The post Panama’s president rejects Trump’s claim of Chinese interference at canal appeared first on FreightWaves.
Panama President José Raúl Mulino rejects Trump’s threat of taking back control of Panama Canal: ‘Not negotiable’
I want to express precisely that every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent area belong to Panama, and will continue to,” Mulino said in a statement posted on social media.
Nothing to talk, canal belongs to Panama: Prez Mulino on Trump's threats
Mulino also ruled out lowering canal tolls for US ships and refuted claims that China held any sway over the crucial waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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Trump has criticized Panama over increasing fees, warning that if it doesn't change, he will demand the canal's return to the U.S.
'No possibility of opening any kind of conversation': Panama's Mulino rules out talks with Trump over canal threat
The canal, which was completed in 1914, was constructed by the United States and handed over to Panama on December 31, 1999, according to treaties signed approximately twenty years earlier
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