Panama Canal CEO denies Trump claim that China in control, says end of Carter neutrality treaty means 'chaos'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Last month, Trump posted on TRUTH Social, "Merry Christmas to all, including to the wonderful soldiers of China, who are lovingly, but illegally, operating the Panama Canal.
48% : "Five percent of world commerce passes through the Panama Canal, Richardson said.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPTwo seaports on either side of the Panama Canal have been run for decades by the Hong-Kong-based company Hutchison Ports PPC, the New York Times reported, noting how the Chinese government has increasingly implemented its national security laws on the island of Hong Kong that can force companies to comply with intelligence-gathering and military operations.
44% : TRUMP FLOATS IDEA OF US RECLAIMING PANAMA CANAL: 'FOOLISHLY GAVE IT AWAY'Trump's concerns echo those from the U.S. Department of Defense over growing Chinese investments in shipping ports around the world.
43% : The Panama Canal was built for our military," Trump said.
34% : CARTER WAS A 'VERY FINE' PERSON BUT PANAMA CANAL MOVES WERE 'A BIG MISTAKE'On Tuesday, a reporter asked Trump at Mar-a-Lago if he would assure the world he would not use "military or economic coercion" to gain control of the Panama Canal, as well as Greenland.
16% : "While former President Carter was lying in state at the Capitol, Trump said he liked the man but disagreed with the deal he struck regarding the canal.
9% : But, because it's a bad part of the Carter legacy," Trump added later.

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