{"id":194261,"date":"2025-04-20T07:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T07:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nynetwork.com\/activist\/pentagon-announces-bold-steps-to-seize-the-panama-canal\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T07:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T07:21:08","slug":"pentagon-announces-bold-steps-to-seize-the-panama-canal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nynetwork.com\/?p=194261","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon Announces \u201cBold Steps\u201d To Seize The Panama Canal"},"content":{"rendered":" \r\n<br><div>\n\n                                        \n\n\n<p>According to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the United States military needs to take \u201cbold steps\u201d to seize the Panama Canal from Chinese control. The United States has vowed to \u201ctake back\u201d the Panama Canal from Chinese influence and has launched a series of military deployments and joint exercises with Panama to reinforce that commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shtfplan.com\/headline-news\/panama-involves-the-un-over-trumps-threat-to-seize-control-of-the-canal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Panama Involves The UN Over Trump\u2019s Threat To Seize Control Of the Canal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pentagon chief attended the inauguration of a new U.S.-financed dock at the Vasco Nunez de Balboa Naval Base on Tuesday, touting the facility as a symbol of the \u201cshared commitment to the canal\u2019s security,\u201d\u00a0following US President Donald Trump\u2019s repeated threats to\u00a0\u201creclaim\u201d\u00a0the key waterway.<\/p><div class=\"g g-1\"><div class=\"g-single a-8\"><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"OCwxLDEsNjA=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.empshield.com\/?coupon=macro\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EMP-SHIELD-BANNER-400x400-1.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChina did not build this canal. China does not operate this canal. And China will not weaponize this canal,\u201d\u00a0Hegseth said in his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Transcripts\/Transcript\/Article\/4149582\/remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-at-the-pier-dedication-at-vasco-nu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">speech<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cTogether we will take back the Panama Canal from China\u2019s influence. And we will do this along with other capable, like-minded allies and partners. This is what peace through strength looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is actually what war rhetoric looks like, and it\u2019s getting disturbing. The Trump Administration is pushing for a war, and it looks like the crumbs are there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shtfplan.com\/headline-news\/in-spite-of-claiming-to-cut-government-spending-trump-announces-1-trillion-defense-budget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In Spite Of Claiming To Cut Government Spending, Trump Announces $1 Trillion Defense Budget<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs we speak, US-based military units are involved in joint exercises, planning, and other forms of cooperation with our Panamanian partners on both the Atlantic and Pacific sides of the canal,\u201d Hegseth said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Hegseth reiterated Washington\u2019s warning of\u00a0\u201congoing threats\u201d\u00a0posed by China\u2019s control of surrounding infrastructure and accused Beijing of using economic leverage for intelligence-gathering.\u00a0\u201cChina-based companies continue to control critical infrastructure in the canal area. That gives China the potential to conduct surveillance activities across Panama,\u201d\u00a0he claimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panamanian officials previously rejected Trump\u2019s assertions and threats, while the Panama Canal Authority maintains that the canal is operated solely by Panamanians, with no evidence supporting claims of Chinese control. President Jose Raul Mulino has stated that the canal is part of Panama\u2019s\u00a0\u201cinalienable patrimony\u201d and stressed that the country maintains full control over its operations. \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/615418-panama-canal-china-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>RT<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Panama has vowed to resist any attempts at a U.S. takeover. The empire might be overplaying its hand on this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shtfplan.com\/headline-news\/panama-vows-to-resist-the-a-u-s-takeover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Panama Vows To Resist A U.S. Takeover<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n            \n        <\/div>\r\n<br>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the United States military needs to take \u201cbold steps\u201d to seize the Panama Canal from Chinese control. The United States has vowed to \u201ctake back\u201d the Panama Canal from Chinese influence and has launched a series of military deployments and joint exercises with Panama to reinforce that commitment. 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