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- nottheonion@lemmy.world
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.
yeah thats fine but all the links before the last were before we even got into the canal which again had its own treaty and predates the UN so this is how things like that were one. Nation to nation. The US has teaties with japan to protect the area to. This is the treaty which spelled out payment and such for the canal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay–Bunau-Varilla_Treaty