Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns Panama President China on the impact

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panama President Joséraúlmulino in Panama on the weekend, a State Council spokesman Tammy Bruce.

Rubio told Muririno Donald Trump's attention to China's impact on the Panama Canal, and said, “It is clear that this status quo is unacceptable and has not changed immediately. This will require the United States to require the United States Take the necessary measures to protect the rights under the treaty, “Bruce said.

During the President's transition, at a press conference of his Florida Mar-A-Lago, Trump did not rule out the use of military forces to control the Panama Canal and Greenland. His two target semester.

Mulino denied that China had control over the canal, and the canal was under the jurisdiction and operation of the Panama Canal Authority.

The canal was once owned and operated in the United States, but in the late 20th century, it slowly transferred control to Panama, and completely released the control of the canal in 1999.

Regarding the provisions of the transition, one of them does ensure the authority of the United States that can interfere with the canal.

When Bruce met with Mourno, Bruce wrote that Rubio emphasized that Trump “has identified the current influence and control of the Chinese Communist Party in the Panama Canal region as a threat to the canal and represents illegal acts on behalf of illegal acts treaty.”

Trump said at the Mar-A-Lago press conference in early January: “We handed the Panama Canal to Panama. We did not give it to China. They abused this gift.”

Mourino said at a press conference after the meeting held with Lubero that Panama was considering ending the participation with the Chinese Silk Road initiative as soon as possible. The agreement begins a few years. The initiative is the cornerstone of China's foreign policy.

Mourno said in Spanish: “In 2017, the memorandum of understanding of belt and road initiative, my government will not renew it.”

National security adviser Mike Waltz celebrated Mulino's announcement, saying it was “a step in the right direction.”

According to the State Council, Rubio and Murino talked about various other issues, including the immigration crisis facing the United States and Latin America, improved the country's investment in climate and Mourno's support for freedom and democracy.