Author: Michael Crowley and Annie Correal
Published on: 02/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
In Panama, Rubio Says China Threatens Canal, Demanding ‘Immediate’ Action The Secretary of State said the United States could take steps to “protect its rights” Panama’s leader said President Trump had determined that Chinese “influence and control” over the Panama Canal threatens the waterway. Mr. Trump has falsely claimed that China “operates” the canal, which was built by the United States in the early 1900s. Agreements reached under President Jimmy Carter’s administration turned it over in 1999 to Panama, which undertook a massive expansion of the canal so it could accommodate larger ships. Mr. Mulino said after the Sunday talks that his government would decide what steps to take. Mr. Rubio is touring five Latin American nations on his first trip abroad as Mr. Trump’s top diplomat. He is scheduled to travel on Monday to El Salvador and then to Costa Rica, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic. The son of Cuban migrants joked that he wanted to pay his first visit to a place where they speak Spanish. Rubio said the two men had discussed expanding a July agreement. Mr. Mulino indicated that the United States might use the air strip to land planes. He said that Panama could serve as a point of transfer. Elon Musk said that Trump believes the U.S. Agency for International Development should be shut down, adding to the questions over the administration’s plans for the agency. Immigration: The Trump administration ended Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 Venezuelans in the United States.
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