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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trump is bringing visibility to a serious issue. This is how he does it. If you don't realize that by now, you haven't been paying attention.[/quote]

What is the serious issue? Transit fees and ship quotas caused by drought and low water levels?[/quote]

This isn't some petty bete noire of Trump’s. The Panama Canal is the transport mechanism for huge amounts of American goods, and US companies and consumers stand to gain a lot from evening the playing field. You really haven't provided an answer to any of this beyond "nuh uh" and "your dumb" and lots of cuss words. But these are indeed serious issues that the US has been tracking for quite some time. [/quote]

The playing field isn't uneven. The U.S. isn't being treated unfairly. Trump may regret that the U.S. turned the canal over to Panama but he has no actual recourse. [/quote]

We have quite a bit of recourse at this stage. But if we wait, while China gets more entrenched and [b]sets up military bases[/b], we will lose the ability to set the situation back to its prior status. The time to strike is now, while the situation between Panama and China is still nascent and fragile.  Not when China has gained strength and Panama has more to lose by backing off of their relationship. [/quote]

Is there any actual evidence that this is occurring?[/quote]

Reread what I wrote. I said if we wait, they will become entrenched and set up military bases.

Yes, there are reports that China has discussed building military bases with various latin american governments.

This article gives a good overview of what I mean by China's attempts to become entrenched:  https://www.southcom.mil/MEDIA/NEWS-ARTICLES/Article/3553735/the-expanding-leverage-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china-in-latin-america-implic/[/quote]

I certainly hope we cut ALL trade and diplomatic (and aid!!) ties with any country in South America that allows a Chinese military base.[/quote]
Then I’d expect you’d be fine with China cutting diplomatic and economic ties with any nation with a Us military base.  Germany, Greece, Japan, S Korea, Spain….  [/quote]

We are the good guys. You probably hate this country so much that you don’t think so, but it is true.  [/quote]
Oh the naivety and hypocrisy [/quote]

Nobody tries to break into any country but western democracies

All the others are repellent to humanity [/quote]

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