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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Us will not let china disrupt panama canal pentagon chief 9fdb35d4 2ed3 4346 a174 e763f83ab802 - What They Never Told You

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned in Panama on Tuesday that the United States would "not allow" China to "jeopardize" the functioning of the Panama Canal (Credit: AFP)

The United States will not allow China to jeopardize the operations of the Panama Canal, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned during a visit to the Central American nation on Tuesday.

Hegseth is the second senior US official to visit Panama since President Donald Trump took office in January vowing to "take back" the US-built canal to counter what he sees as China's disproportionate influence over the waterway.

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