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Rubio says Panama must reduce Chinese influence around the canal or face possible US action

Rubio says Panama must reduce Chinese influence around the canal or face possible US action

  • China’s presence in the canal area may violate a treaty that led the US to turn the waterway over to Panama in 1999, Rubio tells Panama President Mulino
  • After his meeting with Rubio, Mulino said Panama would not be renewing its agreement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative when it expires
By AP ·