China fires back after Hegseth calls country 'threat to Panama canal'
Al Mayadeen English
3 min readUS Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned that China poses a security threat to US over its significant influence of the Panama Canal, but assured US-Panama cooperation to safeguard it. China quickly responded, accusing the US of interfering with Panama's sovereignty.
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Pete Hegseth speaks at Port of Rodman in West Panama, on Tuesday. Photograph: Matias Delacroix/AP
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