United States President Donald Trump announced on Thursday the sending of troops to Panama. The announcement was made during a cabinet meeting, broadcast live by the White House. “We moved a lot of troops to Panama and occupied some areas we used to have and we didn’t have it anymore. But now, we have. And I think it’s under very good control,” said the Republican.
American Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also attended the meeting. He said the sending of troops is part of a memorandum signed with the Ministry of Panama Security during a trip to the country this week. “They want to leave the communist Chinese. And with our troops, combined with their forces,
We have a chance to completely expel them, ”said the secretary.
The Trump government states that the Chinese administration of ports and other structures can be used for espionage. Pressured by the US, the Panamanian government had already left the new Silk Route, a large investment program led by China.
The largest presence in the United States in Latin America happens as countries in the region seek closer approach in an attempt to find ways to react to Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Still, the region is divided. The Celac Summit, the Latin American and Caribbean Community, held in recent days in Honduras ended without consensus. They were out of the final statement, Argentina, Paraguay and Nicaragua.
The Paraguayan Chancellery said that there was no mutual understanding in the statement, which prevented you from agreeing with the terms used. The Argentine Foreign Ministry said the declaration is invalid and that authoritarian regimes are gaining voice in the region with a “disproportionate influence.”
Brazil lives friction with the three countries that refused to sign the statement. In Argentina, Javier Milei is Trump’s main ally in the region and Lula’s critic. With Paraguay, Brazil is in a confidence crisis, in the face of suspicion of espionage. With Nicaragua, there are no more frequent and productive relationships.
The greatest integration of Latin and Caribbean countries is of interest to China. In a statement, leader Xi Jinping congratulated the Celac summit and said it was ready to boost new projects, enabling what he called “a China-América Latin community”.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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