President-elect Donald Trump’s statement that Panama is allowing China’s military to control the Panama Canal has no truth to it at all, former Assistant Secretary of State PJ Crowley says.
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00:00With regards to China, last month President Trump said that Panama was allowing Chinese
00:04soldiers to control the Panama Canal.
00:08Is there any truth to that?
00:11No.
00:13There is a Chinese international port management company that does help Panama operate the
00:21canal.
00:22By the way, that same Chinese company helps to operate the ports in the United States.
00:31But no, there's no current economic or military rationale for having the United States seize
00:41the Panama Canal.
00:43It's something we've spent the last 25 years growing the best economy in the world with
00:52the Panama Controlling Canal.