Hegseth Says China Threatens the Panama Canal, Drawing Fiery Response From Beijing

TIME

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure. The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday urged the U.S. to "stop spreading rumours" about China.

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00:00We know that, in reality or in perception,

00:04Communist Chinese have had designs on more control of this canal.

00:09That we say not on our watch.

00:12We will grow our partnership even more

00:15to ensure that the commitment America made to this canal 100 years ago

00:20is fulfilled through the partnership we have today.

00:23And today, the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats.

00:27The United States of America will not allow Communist China

00:32or any other country to threaten the canal's operation or integrity.

00:37To this end, the United States and Panama have done more in recent weeks

00:42to strengthen our defense and security cooperation than we have in decades.

00:47The China Wednesdays Ст verifying the United States of Japan

00:50to stop drowning at war burdensome.

00:51The Chinese attenuation they do not lose to the advantage of the war.

00:52They stop failing to dominate China and to take a more advantage of the war.

00:55To keep protecting the war.

00:57To keep fighting the war.

00:59And I would also say that theocracy and sovereignty

01:01cannot be removed from the authority and respect.

01:03The only thing that we can do is condemnation will put on defense

01:06is only to destroy the war.

01:08It would be more difficult to do this.

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