Trump demands Panama lower Canal fees or return it to US – DW – 12/22/2024
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In a post on social media, the incoming US President Donald Trump described fees charged to use the key shipping lane as a "complete 'rip-off.'" He also warned of it falling into the "wrong hands."

Summary

Donald Trump criticized Panama Canal fees as “ridiculous” and demanded lower costs or the canal’s return to the US.

In a Truth Social post, Trump also expressed concern about potential Chinese influence over the waterway, despite no direct Chinese control of canal operations.

The canal, transferred to Panama in 1999, is vital for global trade, handling 5% of maritime traffic.

Trump’s comments follow record revenues of $5 billion announced by the Panama Canal Authority. Panama has not yet responded to his statements.

            • njm1314@lemmy.worldEnglish
              231·
              3 months ago

              Yes by definition the diplomacy between two Nations is International politics. If it was internal us politics then it would be United States politics. I’m not sure what’s complicated about this, it’s common sense.

              Of course it could also be posted to a US News community. It could also be posted to a Panama news Community I suppose. Sometimes posts are appropriate more than one community.

            • EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
              9·
              3 months ago

              By your own logic, that wouldn’t be international news - it would be x country news and shouldn’t be posted here either. Why would it be “passable” if the news was about another country doing it?

              When Trump starts threatening to glass the EU with ICBMs, would that be US news only and not international? After all, it would be about the US and its arsenal of nuclear weapons.

                • EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
                  8·
                  3 months ago

                  I totally get it, I live in the US and I’m so goddamn sick of hearing about this nonsense. The worst part for everybody else is how much money is in the US economy, which means that basically everything we do affects the world and is therefore international/world news.

                  • MutilationWave@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    2·
                    3 months ago

                    One of the first things he’s going to do is increase taxes on the poor and what’s left of the middle class and give tax breaks to the rich and corporations. Even that is world news in my opinion just because of the US status as pretty much the only world superpower. My country spends more on the military than the rest of the top 10 combined.

            • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
              11·
              3 months ago

              What would US politics be, then?

              Anything related to domestic policy? News from the regional, state and/or local levels?

        • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
          11·
          3 months ago

          When one country’s (soon to be) leader directly threatens another country, this is by definition “international”.

          I agree that Trump is getting far more attention that a person like him deserves, but him being the next head of a major nation makes him impossible to completely ignore.

        • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          This does seem important globally. We know from history, and this shows he’s starting again from before he matters, that US diplomacy will be threaten first. Unfortunately this what y’all have to look forward to as our way of doing business, with allies, independents, and competitors

    • hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      8·
      3 months ago

      This one may not be that important, but I would like to remind you that unfortunately the bullshit 'murica does does affect the rest of us.