Ted Cruz: “China has a major port at the mouth of both ends of the…”

“And it is incredibly important both for US national security and for US Economic security. And so I had multiple discussions with senior Panamanian officials about the critical importance of removing China from the Panama Canal. China has a major port at the mouth of both ends of the [Panama] canal. I went and went right up, right up by that port and you could see China's strategic location.” (01:43–01:49)

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