WEST PALM BEACH, Dec 22 — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday accused Panama of charging excessive rates for use of the Panama Canal and said that if Panama did not manage...
A container ship transits the expanded Panama Canal through the Cocoli Locks. — Reuters picas a first-time user . Exclusively for Malay Mail readers: Use codeWEST PALM BEACH, Dec 22 — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday accused Panama of charging excessive rates for use of the Panama Canal and said that if Panama did not manage the canal in an acceptable fashion, he would demand the US ally hand it over.
The post was an exceedingly rare example of a US leader saying he could push a sovereign country to hand over territory. It also underlines an expected shift in US diplomacy under Trump, who has not historically shied away from threatening allies and using bellicose rhetoric when dealing with counterparts.
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