Trump has repeatedly called for the transfer of the Panama Canal to the ownership of the US to weaken China’s influence.
In the United States of President Donald Trump The administration has asked the Ministry of Defense Pentagon to draw up “credible military alternatives” to ensure that the United States had unobstructed access to the Panama channel, says the news channel CNN.
CNN refers to the memo he has seen in his news reporting, which has been sent to high-ranking leaders of the Ministry of Defense.
Trump has repeatedly called for the transfer of the Panama Canal to the ownership of the US to weaken China’s influence. He has also threatened Panama with power.
US Foreign Minister Marco Rubio visited Panama at the beginning of the month and met the president Jose Raul Mulino.
After the meeting, Mulino announced that Panama no longer renewed the contract with China to participate in the Chinese Belt and Road project.
The United States handed over full control of the channel to Panama in 1999. The channel is an important route for transportation between Atlantic and Pacific coasts in the United States. More than 40 % in US container traffic passes through it.
Source: Reuters
The news is updated.