China’s response to Trump’s claim: We were never involved in the operation to control the Panama Canal

According to Isna, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mao Ning today (Wednesday) in response to US President Donald Trump’s statement that he will impose a 10% tariff on goods imported from China starting next month, once again emphasized that Beijing’s national interests will protect itself.

“There are no winners in trade wars,” the spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry told reporters during the press conference.

The new US president has announced plans to impose a 10% tariff on Chinese imports, citing China’s alleged role in facilitating the flow of fentanyl to Mexico and Canada.

In this regard, the spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry added that Trump reached an agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping and he promised to issue the death penalty to fentanyl traffickers who target the United States.

The spokesman also responded to Trump’s claims regarding China’s role in controlling the Panama Canal and said: “China has never interfered in the operation of the Panama Canal, and we recognize the permanent neutrality of the canal.”

On Tuesday, Guo Jiakun, another spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said in response to a question about Trump’s claim that China effectively runs the Panama Canal and the United States is taking it back: “China’s position on related issues “It’s steady and clear to the Panama Canal and I have no additional information to share.”

Trump’s claims are made in a situation where the country of Panama has filed a complaint to the United Nations due to the “worrying” threat of the American president to seize the Panama Canal.

The canal was built by the United States in the early 1900s after an earlier failed attempt by France, and a treaty signed by then-President Jimmy Carter in 1977 transferred the canal to Panama in 1999, allowing any country to use the canal. gave it In 1989, the United States launched a military invasion of Panama that overthrew the country’s then president, Manuel Noriega, leaving 1,000 dead.

The new president of the United States has announced that the Panama Canal should be under American control. He had previously pointed out and protested the high price of traffic in this waterway for American ships and the alleged presence of Chinese forces there. He also did not rule out the option of military action to regain control of this waterway.

“We gave the canal to Panama and we’re taking it back,” Trump said Monday after being sworn in.

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