After China pulled out of the Chinese infrastructure program by the Latin American country, after reducing the pressure of US President Donald Trump, “Step and sabotage” for his belt and road initiative in Panama through “pressure and forced” after reducing the pressure of US President Donald Trump. Has slammed the United States for. Panama Canal.
Beijing also condemned the “Cold War’s mindset” by the United States in Latin America, saying that it complained to the region’s secretary on comments during a visit to the region.
“Mr. Rubio’s comment” said in a statement in a statement, “Chinese and relevant Latin American countries sow discord between China and relevant Latin American countries, and intervene in China’s internal affairs, and China’s internal affairs,” said in a statement. Weakens valid rights and interests “, in a statement.
Brey’s exit of Panama
Panama has formally presented a document to get out of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), President Jose Raul Mulino said after meeting Mr. Rubio this month on Thursday, but denied that the United States Had demanded this step.
China launched the Belt and Road initiative in 2013- a huge infrastructure project that is a central pillar of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s dialect to expand abroad of its country abroad. In November 2017, five months after changing diplomatic relations for China to China from Panama Taiwan, became the first Latin American country to officially appear in the initiative, democratically claimed claims as its territory.
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that it regretted Panama’s decision. Ministry spokesman Lynn Gian said, “We hope that Panama will take the right decision on the overall position of bilateral relations and the long -term interests of two people and end external intervention.”
He said that more than 20 Latin American nations are among more than 150 countries who have participated in belt and road initiative, the results benefit their people.
Trump’s Panama Danger
The Panama Canal, a narrow body of water connecting the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean, is run by an independent authority appointed by the Panama government. About 40 percent of the American container passes through traffic waterways, for which it has to pay heavy tolls.
Beyond the paid tolls, Washington is mainly concerned about Chinese investment in 80 km (50-mile) long canal, which handles five percent of the global maritime trade.
Since taking over for the second term, US President Trump has repeatedly threatened to “withdraw the Panama Canal”, Panama has accused the US rival China of stopping the control of the important waterway for China -both nations Let’s accuse.
“China is operating the Panama Canal. And we did not give it to China. We gave it to Panama, and we are withdrawing it,” Mr. Trump claimed in his inaugural speech on 20 January. The President has also denied. A century ago ruled the use of force to seize the Panama Canal built by Washington and subsequently handed over to Panama.
However, Panama President Jose Raul Mulino has said that Panama’s sovereignty on the canal was not for debate, but the country has given other concessions for US pressure.
Beijing has also insisted that it “supports Panama’s sovereignty on the canal”.
China’s link for Panama Canal
There is no evidence connecting China with officials controlling business through the canal. However, Western critics have often accused China that they are using BRIs, which have been carved into uncertain debt to them to be diplomatic lens or even seized their property. Can go
But, at the center of Mr. Trump’s concern, a Hong Kong-based company is-CK Hutchison-Panama Ports Company (PPC (PPC (PPC (PPC (PPC (PPC (PPC (PPC (PPC (PPC))).
According to the publicly listed CK Hutchison Company, there is one of the world’s largest port operators, overseeing 53 ports in 24 countries. The Hong Kong -based company was first conquered at two major ports in the Panama Canal in 1997, when the US jointly administered the canal operations with its Latin American neighbor. According to a CNN report, that concession was renewed in 2021 for another 25 years.
China controlled Hong Kong in 1997. Although the city means high -level autonomy from mainland China, Beijing has tightened its reins on it in recent years, especially after pro -democracy protests.
Next to Panama’s visit to Panama, Mr. Rubio has said that Hong Kong -based companies “control the entry and exit points of the canal” “is completely unacceptable.”
“If there is any conflict and China tells them, whatever you can do so that the US does not engage in trade and commerce. It would have to do it,” they added without nominating the company directly.
However, Hong Kong -owned company Panama does not control access to the canal. Citing a recent statement issued by PPC, CNN reported that the company is the only canal port operator where Panamanian state is a shareholder. More than 99 percent of its workforces were Panamanians, the couple.
According to the report, the two ports controlled by the PPC load take off the workers and the containers on the ships and supply them fuel, while the canal itself is operated by the Panama Canal Authority,
Meanwhile, the Hachisan ports are not allegedly involved in the infrastructure of the canal. A consortium, including a state -backed China Harbor Engineering Company and the China Communications Construction Company, were also awarded contracts to build a $ 1.4 billion highway bridge over the canal to reduce traffic in Panama City.
Is China controlling the Panama Canal?
Experts say that there is no evidence that connects the control of the Chinese government on the canal or the activity of his army in Panama. However, America’s concerns come out of continuous efforts to secure access to commercial ports of Beijing worldwide that can also benefit its trade and expand the presence of their Navy.
Citing a research professor at Latin American study at the US Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, CNN said that CNN said that from the US Army’s point of view, if China has more commercial property around the canal, then block it to America More options are available for. To move military equipment through the waterway in the event of conflict between them.
“All these operations, and relationship with the Panama Canal Authority … Plus technical knowledge that you get as a regular operator of the canal, basically multiply the possibilities that if you (China) and you to the canal Want to close. There are a thousand ways to do the time of conflict, “he said.
“His physical appearance, impact and technical knowledge … will make us difficult for us to protect,” Mr. Alice said.
