Mulino told reporters that he did not see a serious threat to the US military force to seize the channel, saying that he had proposed negotiations with the United States to resolve Mr. Trump’s concern about the influence of Chinese.
However, Trump’s promise to overestimate the channel caused a significant reaction in Panama. On Friday, protesters in Panama -Siti burned Trump and Rubio.
The riot police moved to another crowd of demonstrators, shooting from tears and people’s struggle. The contractions were small, but the resistance of the US president’s position is widely felt.
On Thursday, Mulin said the issue of the channel’s property would not be discussed with Rubio.
“I cannot agree and even open the negotiation process. It is sealed, the channel belongs to Panama,” he said.
Mr Trump’s comments about the channel included an unreasonable claim that Chinese soldiers control this. He also said that American ships were unfairly charged more than others, despite the fact that such a practice would be illegal in the contracts.
The waterway actually belongs and governed by the Panaman government, under the neutrality agreement signed in the United States decades ago. However, Chinese companies have invested large funds in ports and terminals near the channel. The Hong Kong company manages two of the five ports close to its entrances.
But President Trump’s muscular approach – even refusing to exclude hostilities to accept the channel – caused a strong patriotic reaction in a small strategic nation.
“It’s funny,” says Panama resident, Siti Marie, who asked not to publish her last name.
“There is a contract he must respect, and there is nothing in the contract that says we can’t have ports that drive the Chinese,” she said, emphasizing that Chinese ports and cities have Chinese investments.
