A dispute over the Panama Canal. U.S. put up an ultimatum

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio presented president Panama with an ultimatum on the Panama Canal: If there are no immediate changes, the United States will take the essential measures to defend its rights. Washington wants China's influence limited.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made his first abroad voyage. On Sunday he visited Panama and met with the president of the country. He presented him with an ultimatum on the Panama Canal. The U.S. wants to limit China's influence on the crossing. The Secretary of State was to state that "if there are no immediate changes in this case, the US will take the essential measures to defend its rights".

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Panama Canal. The US says China has besides much influence on the crossing

– Residents anticipate after visit US Secretary of State Marco RubioThat they will yet find out what America is accusing them of. They besides want to know why Donald Trump believes that the Panama Canal, which has been in control for 25 years, is to be Chinese," notes correspondent Polsat News Magda Sakowska.

U.S. president besides stated that Panama does not abide by the neutral treaty crossings, due to the fact that they have a large influence on the canal China. According to Washington, the channel is under Chinese control, due to for the existence of ports owned by the Chinese company Hutchison on both sides of the channel, and a number of another infrastructure projects of the PRC in Panama. Additionally, as the president claims, American ships pay besides much for the crossing.

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The Panamans, in turn, remind that Land for the construction of the crossing Americans got for free. In addition, they utilized it for over 80 years. As they add, if the Americans wanted to usage the channel for free, it would violate the rule of neutrality.

Panamans hoped Rubio hear, then He'll tell Trump it's not possible to give control of the crossing back to the U.S.. This channel is not just an economical issue – Over 30% of Panama's GDP is related to it – but besides the issue of independency and sovereignty. We want a good relation with America, but we do not want to be a colony again – the Panamans argue. They besides say If the US requires respect from another countries, it should respect another countries.