Really? Got any proof for your claim that Russia now controls the Panama canal? I'm pretty sure that it's the Panamanians that have control of it.
The Panama Canal sits at the nexus of international political and economic concerns.
www.csis.org
Q1: How is the Panama Canal currently governed?
A1: The Panama Canal has been fully owned and administered by the Republic of Panama since the transfer of management from the joint U.S.-Panamanian Panama Canal Commission in 1999. Today, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is charged with the administration and maintenance of the waterway’s resources and security as an independent entity of the national government. Governed by the 11 members of its board of directors, the ACP’s members maintain overlapping terms to ensure independence from each presidential administration. Designated by Panama’s president, the chairman of the board holds the rank of minister of state for Canal affairs and under the supervision of the board, the designated Canal administrator heads the ACP, implementing the decisions of the board. Through contract awards, the ACP in turn grants concession agreements to companies for port operations.
While much of the Canal’s original legislation expired upon turnover of the Canal to Panama, one key treaty relevant to U.S. and Chinese influence in the Canal remains active with no expiration date. The Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal, or the Neutrality Treaty, between Panama and the United States guarantees permanent neutrality of the Canal with fair access for all nations and nondiscriminatory tolls. Only Panama may operate the Canal or maintain military installations in Panamanian territory. The United States, however, reserved the right to exert military force in defense of the Panama Canal against any threat to its neutrality. Any interpreted Chinese threat to the Canal’s neutrality could activate the U.S. forces through this treaty, meaning current and future Chinese interventions should be calculated with this potential response in mind.
Can't find the article I read a couple of months ago. Found some more stuff about China-Russian stuff that caused a little recent rift in Panama about too many Russian ships coming through. The way Russia is talking about moving their nukes back to Cuba, though I'd be concerned about ANY Russian ships easing on down the canal in Panama, and who's gonna know in the dark of the night if Russians go through there hiding nukes to take to Cuba to use on the USA when they're done murdering a lot more people in Eastern Europe? Putin may want to neutralize his adversaries in his head, and they say he has quite a case of TDS. Wonder if Hillary filled his mind with ....nah...
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The Panamanians. By treaty the US can step in if they mess up. China has been strongly moving in since Trump has created a vacuum in the region. Too bad Regan worked so hard to keep the Russians out.
When I lived in Panama the Chinese had bought the shipping port . Bullies leading countries make them seek help someplace else. It reduces our security. Eventually the Chinese Navy will be making ports of call. In fact other countries in the region are allowing China to come in to build infrastructure and prop up economic growth. China is competitive Bully them gives them a black eye but won’t stop them. These people also know China is a trade powerhouse . Costco, a popular department store, buys a lot from China. There are a lot of Chinese in Panama City. A lot of restaurants and stores. A lot of ownership. For example much of the night life. Some Casinos. Money talks BS walks.
Who controls the Panama Canal right now? Is it China?
Mar 03, 2022 · Protesters urge closure of Panama Canal to Russian ships. A small group of protesters urged the Panamanian government Wednesday to close the Panama Canal to Russian
Mar 4, 2022 The Panama Canal Authority (ACP reaffirmed on Thursday, March 3, that the interoceanic waterway will maintain its policy of neutrality in the face of Russia's invasion.
If Biden has any concern about how he would like America to have nukes pointed at us from close range in the future, he'd better be paying attention to the Chinese toll collectors and allowing Russia to run warships through the Panama Canal that MY FAMILY'S GRANDFATHER ALMOST DIED HELPING BUILD THE CANAL because he got Malaria, which troubled him for the rest of his life. And yeah, I'm a little bit aggravated that Jimmy Carter gave the Canal back to the people of Panama whose leader saw a way to earn a couple of nickels by selling entrance and exit watchers to the Chinese, who allowed a Russian warship to pass through the canal, The Admiral Chabenenko its name.
The Admiral Chabenenko
First since 1944
The warship entered the canal on Friday night and docked at Rodman, once the base for all US naval activities in South America, on Saturday.
It will stay in Rodman for five days
The canal journey, the naval exercises and President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to the region have been seen as aimed at strengthening Russia's influence in the region.
In the naval exercises, about 1,600 Russian and 700 Venezuelan sailors on four Russian ships and 12 Venezuelan vessels took part in the VenRus 2008 joint exercise.
They had originally been scheduled to last three days, but both Venezuelan and Russian officials said the manoeuvres had been successfully completed in one day.
Four Soviet submarines crossed the Panama Canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific after undergoing repairs, it said.
Thanks, JimmyCarter. Now we can have Russia threaten us once again with nukes, because Putin is being real nice to the Communist country, Cuba, 90 miles south of Key West.