Number one, when we gave the Panama Canal to Panama, technically sold it for a dollar, we had a binding agreement that laid out the terms of that transfer. And one argument that President Trump has put forth is that Panama is in violation of that agreement because they have allowed China to effectively seize control of the canal. How is that? Because a Chinese state owned enterprise owns a building on one end of the canal and on the other end of the canal. (41:05–41:15)
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Asserts that Panama violated the canal agreement by allowing Chinese control.
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