With Panama ‘in the lead,’ Hegseth vows US will stop China from ‘weaponizing’ canal

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the United States is supporting the Panamanians’ efforts to push China out of the Panama Canal.

Hegseth met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Tuesday and later spoke at a ribbon-cutting event for a new U.S.-financed dock at the Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Naval Base.

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