Panama President Jose Raul Mulino refutes US President Donald Trump's assertion that the US is reclaiming control over the Panama Canal after a Chinese company's port operation was sold to a US firm. Mulino accused Trump of lying, emphasizing that Panama retains full control over the canal. The deal, valued at nearly $23 billion, involves investment firm BlackRock acquiring shares in the port operations of Hutchison Port Holdings, and it requires approval from the Panamanian government. Trump's rhetoric regarding reclaiming the canal stems from his belief that the US was wrong to grant control to Panama and concerns about Chinese influence.
Once again, President Trump is lying. I reject, on behalf of Panama and all Panamanians, this new affront to the truth and to our dignity as a nation.
The deal has to be approved by Panama's government. Trump has been talking about retaking the Panama Canal since his campaign, arguing the US should have never turned control over to the Panamanians.
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