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Our financial results, audited by an independent external auditor, have been shared annually with our partner, the Panamanian State, ensuring trust and clarity in our management,
Dialogue is always the way to clarify the points mentioned without undermining our right, total sovereignty and ownership of our Canal."
Panama President José Raúl Mulino said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter China does not participate in the management and operation of the canal and has never interfered in the affairs of the canal."
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing said, per Al Jazeera American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated fairly in any way, shape or form, and that includes the United States Navy, and above all, China is operating the Panama Canal,
China has always respected Panama's sovereignty over the canal and recognized the canal as a permanent neutral international waterway,
foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said We reject in its entirety everything that Mr Trump has said. First because it is false and second because the Panama Canal belongs to Panama and will continue to belong to Panama,
We didn't give it to China, we gave it to Panama. And we're taking it back,
We remain steadfast in our commitment to comply with all laws and regulations, fully exercising our contractual responsibilities,
One cannot skip over public international law to impose criteria,
The canal is and will remain Panama's,
Mulino said in response to Trump's threats