Trump may ask Panama to hand over the canal news

He accused US President-elect Donald Trump Panama yesterday Saturday imposed exorbitant fees for use Panama CanalHe said that if Panama did not manage the canal in an acceptable manner, he would demand that the country allied with the United States hand it over.

In an evening post on his social networking site (Truth Social), Trump also warned that he would not allow the canal to fall into the “wrong hands,” and appeared to warn of potential Chinese influence on the waterway, stressing that the canal should not be managed by China.

“The tariffs imposed by Panama are ridiculous, especially given the extraordinary generosity shown to them by the United States,” Trump wrote in a post on the Truth Social website.

“It (control) was not granted for the benefit of others, but rather as a symbol of cooperation with us and Panama. If the moral and legal principles of this generous gesture are not followed, we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to us in full, without a doubt,” he added.

Reuters notes that Trump’s post is considered “a very rare example of an American president saying that he can pressure a sovereign state to hand over lands belonging to it. It also confirms the expected shift in American diplomacy during the era of Trump, who has not previously hesitated to threaten allies and use aggressive rhetoric.” When dealing with peers. As described.

It is noteworthy that the United States was responsible for building the canal and managing the area surrounding the passage for decades, but it handed over full control of the canal to Panama in 1999 after a period of joint management.

It is noteworthy that the Panama Canal is a waterway that crosses an isthmus PanamaIt is a gateway and a major center for commercial and military transportation in the world, linking North and South America, and is classified as one of the most important engineering achievements in the world.

The Panama Canal is located in the State of Panama. It is 77 kilometers long, and extends from the Gulf of Limon in the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Panama on the Pacific Ocean. The Gaillard Crossing is considered the narrowest part of the canal, and is 150 meters long, and the widest part of it is located in Lake Gatun, which extends over an area of ​​422 km. square kilometres.