panama and panama alone would control that canal? prof. kontorovich: certainly that is an action we can take to enforce the treaty and enforce our understanding of the treaty. that is an action we can take even without the treaty. to the extent the united states considers the chinese operation facilities around the canal to be against its interests, it can certainly condition aid and economic relationships on the exclusion of china. the united states has typically not work to way and that may be one of the reasons why china has basically made inroads everywhere. but for that we don't even need the treaty. certainly it could consider the treaty to be violated. measures like that are short of the armed forces authorized by the treaty. sen. blackburn: let me interrupt you because i do want to move on. i think that as you look at how china has used the belt and wrote initiative and we have talked some about that this morning, we know that they have pushed the digital yuan. i'm concerned that given their control over much of that infrastr

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trump's threat to take back the panama canal, a canal that panama occupied fo >> reporter: in panamagh, raised in defiance to president trump's threat to take back the panama canal, a canal that panama has operated for decades. they say it is not controlled by anyone else, including china. >> the panama canal is operated by the panama canal authority which is 100% panamanian. >> not by china? >> panamanians . >> it was opened in 1914 at the cost of $314 million but was turned over to panama in 1999.t panama in ships sailing the canal only go 51 miles. cutting the distance and time by more than 9000 miles and more than a month. that saves thousands of dollars for businesses and consumers in the u.s.. a chinese company does operate ports at either end of the canal but other ports are operated by the u.s. and taiwan. d officials confirmed that american ships don't pay more than other countries. still, marco rubio doubled down on the president's claims. >> if a government in china tells them to shut down the canal, they will have to. that is a threat. >> vice president pence visited in 2

no. 1 - has alwa s disliked the he has always disliked the panama canal. go back and panama canal.e with a friendly country is worth anything. on the other he is very the other hand, he is very concerned — as was i when i was ambassador in panama — with chinese commercial expansion. and the reasons are very manifest. it's a dual—use activity — they use it for espionage, they use it for theft of intellectual property. so he wants that, but then —— other thing about there's this other thing about there's this other thing about the united states may be having to pay. and i think those are his two goals. and i think that his two goals. and ! think. that .. -.-.-. ~ .- . ~ . has made enough his two goals. and ! think. that .. -.-.-. .. .- . .. . has made enough noise his two goals. and ! think. that .. -.-.-. ~ .- . ~ . has made enough noise that he has made enough noise that the panamanians are paying the two sides are attention and the two sides are and today, there was talking. and today, there was no presidential call, but i don't think that signifies that is �*flfifif ffi'fib that §ififii

las esclusas de miraflores en el canal de panama. lunes el secretario de estado, marco rubio, asistira a un vuelo de deportacion de migrantes en situacion irregular como parte de la politica de cero tolerancia a la inmigracion ilegal. luego partira a el salvador para continuar con su gira en ciudad de panama. alejandra rodriguez telemundo. .>> en el dia de la candelaria se lleva a cabo una fiesta culinaria con un toque i internacional. conozca la importancia de los tamales que deleitan paladares y rompen fronteras. >> julio vaqueiro es momento de cambio. es momento de mas i informacion. >> la situacion economica en este pais les ha beneficiado o les ha perjudicado ? >> esto parece una zona de guerra. mas cercania. >> te preocupa no tener. >> los papeles arreglados ? sales a trabajar. >> con miedo. esta zona se vera impactada desde el inicio del. >> nuevo gobierno. >> mas respuestas.>> que crees que debe. >> pasar con los creditos educativos ? mas comunidad. todo lo.>> hace uno.>> por sus hijos, verdad ?>> me voy a cobijar con ellos y

, and china's running the panama canal. that was not given to china, that was given to panama fluidly and foolishly violated the agreement i'm going to take it back or something very powerful will happen. and as far as other things are concerned as you know, we had a very busy weekend and were dealing with israel in dealing with ukraine and russia and we have meetings and talks scheduled with various parties including ukraine and russia. i think those discussions are actually going pretty well. the discussions in the middle east with israel and various other countries, are progressing and benjamin netanyahu is coming on tuesday and i think have some very big meeting scheduled. >> do you feel that elon musk is delivering on his promises to you with a job right now. trump: i think elon is doing a good job and ease of big cross cutter and sometimes we won't agree but not go where he wants to go but i think he is doing a great job and he is a smart guy very smart and is very much and cutting the budget of our federal government

the panama canal. reversal coming following trump's tough talk and a visit from secretary of state marco rubio. he spoke moments ago on working with the central american nation to stem illegal immigration. >> recognize many of the people who seek mass migration are often victimized along the way. it is not good for anyone. the only people who benefit from mass migration are traffickers. this is a program that shows how cooperating with our strong allies in panama can help stem the flow by creating a disincentive by sending a clear message if you come you may be stopped and you may be returned to your country of origin. >> bret: steve harrigan is live in panama city with the latest. good morning, steve. >> good morning, bret. we're at a regional airport in panama with the secretary of state. he has been watching the panama government fly out illegal migrants. they just boarded 43 people from columbia. they were not in shackles. they patted them down, took them on buses, took them on a plane and flying t

the panama canal is essential for that.find interesting about what president trump is doing, if i had said to you on the day of the election, donald trump will be spending so much time focused on panama and greenland, canada, mexico, you would've said you are crazy. he is focusing hard on this hemisphere. he knows that china is building up a strong presence in latin america, panama is part of that and building up u.s. ability to deal with that, to deal with the threat from this hemisphere. his first priority and is setting the tone for his administration. >> martha: exactly right. as an american and, china did the reverse. china builds influence in greenland and in panama. it is quite clear now that attention is being drawn to it that they did that for a strategic reason and now trump wants it back. it is a fascinating move and it's interesting to see marco rubio out of the senate and in his job as a secretary of state working down there on his first big trip. jerry, thank you. always good to have you with us. president tru

train is running the panama canal. it was not given to china but given to panama foolishly. the agreement and we will take it back obar something very powerful is going to happen. as far as other things are e haa, you hadyou know a busy weekend and we are dealing with ukraine, russia. we had meetings and talks scheduled with various parties, include med wi in ukraine and ink russia. those discussions are actually pre well.ty the discussions in ther middle east with israel and various sectors of the countryam are regressing and benjamin netanyahu is coming oia tuesday. thi i think we have some very big meeting scheduled. >> reporter: do you feel elon musk is delivering on his promises to you? >> president trump: i think elon is doing a good job. he has a big cost cutter. sometimes we will not agree with it and not go where he wants to go, but i think he is doing a d hegreat job. he has a smart guy met, very o smart. he is very much cutting thfee federal budget. >> reporter: [inaudible] are you planning to increase tariffs against canada? >> president trump: canada has been ve

should reclaim the panama canal.rco rubio is sending an unmistakable message in his first foreign trip in that role to panama. our andrea mitchell is there. >> repter: secretary of state marco rubio in panama, his first stop as america's top diplomat. >> of all the agencies out there, there is none i would rather be in charge of and lead. >> reporter: flying into a storm of controversy over president trump's threat to take over the panama canal, claiming china controls it, a threat rubio relayed to panama's government today. panama's president mulino rejected the trump claim, saying the canal is panamanian and will remain so. for panama, the 51-mile passageway between the atlantic and pacific is source of enormous pride and an economic lifeline. billions of dollars paid by global shippers to cut the distance by more than 9,000 miles. rubio says the u.s. needs to take steps to protect its rights to the canal in the risk of china shutting it down because chinese companies operate ports at both ends. this pagoda proclai

canal to see a newman al jazeera, panama city, panama. lots of all sorts come here and i'll just air including tension between police and protest as the e u condemns across town in georgia against anti governments demonstration plus under charge me offering you the latest report on the hot air pollution as long as causing the economic loss and environmental the there will be a change on its way to talk. you have it for the time being anywhere from the black sea down towards the sea radiance. see, it's looking fine. bit of a breeze by contents of the gulf, but not much to one or 2 light charles or just the possibility in dubai. maybe more likely iran and this one was the heading to 9 to the southwest inside the temperature wise back here just wants to stay above 30 for the rest of us, its hard teens for the 20s by right. but the code is coming out of units across the black sea will significantly change the field of things in northern turkey hunting and how things fall on the dry. and it'll have to be rain or snow overnight on monday, attem

trump: i don't think the troops will be necessary in panama when panama has done is terrible but securityld and you know 70 percent of the signage on the panama canal was written in chinese. and that is not right was not that for china should never been made the deal was a ridiculous deal we lost 3,830,000 people building the pen micro canal one of big winners of the world, is a most expensive project ever built this country and take it forward, the most expensive project ever built we lost 38000 inhabitants, china owns it all of a sudden, not going to happen i'm not going to let that happen. we have national security concerns and it would not let it happen either. >> mr. president. [inaudible]. mino specifically. [inaudible]. trump: there braided, going to stop people from going into our country we stopped it, they have a soppy, we stop it and we have some people pointed we have to stop the fentanyl and that includes china fentanyl his killed this year, at least 200,000 people, it is pouring in from china through mexico and canada they have to stop it and that they don't stopping on the

investments in panama. bring in former state department official and former senior adviser to trump during his first term and he's christian whiten and panama basically going to reduce the influence of china arnold the canal. is the trump effect having -- it's just two weeks. what do you make of rapid fire response here? >> just panama alone and exiting from the economic warfare vehicle and going for them and a bunch of junky infrastructure and going to see how the detail goes and calling ck hitcher son and operating ports on the canal. christian whiten and they're dealing with the eu. liz: deal with the eu. come back to panama and the panama president did confirm audit of two chinese ports and back end of either side of the panama canal and around three quarters of all vessels that travel through pabma canal are coming or going to u.s. port and taking back more control of the terror threat and going to be that it's not used in panama and going to travel like 8,000 to 10,000 miles around the horn of south a

panama is a neutral country. but there are other things, for example, the that'd be in depth. that is the which, you know, is the other side of the pacific side, or rather the atlantic side of the, of the panama, is border with columbia. and from there, thousands and thousands of on documented migraines, including drug traffickers come through. they go through panama, they have expedited passage through here, and they make it all the way to the us border. the united states could be given or could be asking for much more control of that, that in gap, they also, it wouldn't be asking for more intelligence intelligence that has to do, perhaps with china, but also with drug trafficking and the like. so there was a list of things, but they're keeping it very close to their chest right now. we should know a little later when this is over, what was agreed to. all right, thank you so much to latin america editors and let's see a newman now. the trump administration is directed border enforcement officers to re migrant co

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him panama's government to make immediate changes to show that the panama canal is not under chinese control, something that panama's government has consistently denied. on sunday, panama's president josÉ raÚl mulino told rubio that panama would no longer take part in the chinese investment program. the belt and road initiative, which would appear to be a major concession to the u.s. all the same, though, rubio and the trump administration are turning up the pressure on panama, which of course, has been a longtime u.s. ally. all the same, though, trump has been fixated on this point, saying that the panama canal will once again fall under u.s. control. and for the panamanian government, there's some sense of frustration of how do they prove that the canal that has been administered now for more than 25 years by panama is not secretly being controlled by the chinese? of course, the u.s. gave back control of panama in agreement in an agreement with that country. almost 50 years ago. and despite the fact that panama has been helping the u.s. when it comes to immigration, the number of m

canal to see in human al jazeera, panama city, panama, or ukrainian drone attack, a spot fire, as in russia's southern ester con, unable grad regions. officials that ukraine was targeting fuel and energy facility is an a phoning drone. cool. is that fine? and asked to come in volk brad, a drone attack. i'm an old refined response files that have not been contained flights have been suspended at several airports, but no casualties. have been reported, the european union has come down, but it's cooling a brutal crack down a peaceful protest as in george's capital tbilisi. black police confronted demonstrators have been calling for new elections, phoenix now while report jonty on the government slogans. protest as in georgia tech to the streets for the 10th week in a row. this time round briefly, blocking highway entrance to the copy to tbilisi riot police in the hundreds trail them down seized. the demonstrators saved their goal since november hasn't changed your opinion during the year. and we don't want to be a part of our our neighbors, like russia at the heart of the weekly protest

and concessions asked also by panama, 1st of all, panama says it will not renew the built and road initiative. agreement with china. you made that very, very clear. that is to consider a concession to the united states, which is emphasized that he believes that the chinese are making dangerous inroads into this country. and that they could have control over the panama canal present. it will, you know, made it very clear that he had told his american comforter parts that the canal itself has no interference or no inheritance by the chinese. but however, the ports on either side, depending on the pacific and the atlantic side of the canal, are controlled by or well or operated by chinese companies. and right now they are undergoing an audit for the 1st time. so there was an inference that when this audit ends, these chinese companies that are having those ports may no longer have their contracts renewed. that is still something that hasn't happened yet, but we will know in a couple of weeks. finally, there was the issue of migration of undocumented migrations. united states will be given permis

plus i'm going to see and human in panama. we're after meeting with us secretary of state, much to supplement, will be allowing the united states to the board under for thousands of on the is there any forces have blown up at least $23.00 residential buildings and they occupied westbank. the bloss targeted the janine refugee camp as israel steps of operations in the air and following the ceasefire and gauze, the clouds of smoke rose above the comes off, the single tan is explosions. israel's army has been conducting operations across the divide westbank for nearly 2 weeks, as well says it's targeting palestinian fighters, seizing stockpiles of weapons. at least 27 palestinians have been killed. split palestinians have been moaning. 5 people killed on saturday after a series of his ride. he strikes and janine the bodies of victims have been carried to the streets a 16 year old and a paramedic amongst at what time to salute has more from a man and she's dead because these really government and palestinian authority of bummed out

the us secretary of state has the panama to come straight to seize the panama canal. and major protests, seen savvy as thousands of people show that and are accusing the government of corruption the, it looks like the next thing that i use here, sumatra good part of java is remarkably dry for the times a year that weren't stay that way necessarily. britain, the next couple of days or full cost gives the biggest share of the orange talks to down to borneo side by side of right and kind of on time for west prop here. so everywhere else remarkably dry, probably in the temporary relief because most the actions for the side effecting node in australia, if that was the recreational growth and gotten times for because in the increase in this been something like half a meter of rain in the last 2 days in times though, and there's more to come. so there's extensive flooding in this part of northern queensland, in contrast to what's happening in most of the places to the south is nice and warmer. you could argue, besides hopped in melvin adelaide. our breakfast shall remain her

, on atlantic side of the panama canal. and that in a couple of weeks, they will know, quote, if the results of that or did show that the point to being operated in a way that is beneficial to panama. that might have been a kind of a suggestion that these companies may be on their way out here as a concession to the united states. he also said the panama would not resign the belt and road initiative with, with china that is currently in place in which the united states what had made it very clear was upset about. he said that that will not continue any longer. i mean, invited united states government to, to try to push for more us investment in this country in exchange for allowing less a chinese investment in panama, which is something that united states has been complaining about not only in this country, but in most of latin america. let's see, and human algebra, panama city, or the mexican president has one that have some post by the trump administration. will have a grave impact on both us and mexican economies. meanwh

but panama needs to sold out alone without the threat of the use of false, a full 100. the present trump did not threaten use of force and it is now growing dressy. he said that he wanted to take back the canal, which, which in many ways come, signify taking it back with greater us of investment. both in the directors, as well as some of the indirect ways in which the canals is supported. canal is incredibly important for united states because you have about 40 percent of all us containers go to the canal and more than more than 30 percent of the canals cargo just hadn't either to or from america. so it is a highly, unless you take interest of the united states to ensure that the uh, container, port and support the canal are being administered and a legitimate and transparent way and that the contracts around them are, are such as well. there's also concerns from the us side about a bridge being built by a china based company, as well as know a tunnel, right? the canal to prefer the panama subway system. that is also being built by a china based company. and so it's, it

of the panama canal. it is a well 2nd most important waterway, a lot in america, edison to see a newman report. some tara points in panama use secretary of state medical reveal has made panama his 1st destination on his 1st overseas trip. the washington central issue is china and the fear that it could control the u. s. built panama canal. so actually the rubio says, it's no joke. just retired general richardson such the floor over the canal, looked down and saw those chinese port facilities and said, those looks like dual use facilities that are in the moment of conflict. can be weaponized against the chinese workers. first came to panama in the mid 18. hundreds, but their numbers and influence have expanded greatly in the last 3 decades, especially since panama cut ties with taiwan and recognized china 8 years ago. the pick a model was former military strong man. manuel unplug knew, noted as chief intelligence officer until they were both arrested during the us military invasion in 1989. to date the med

even has moved from panama city. i'm outside the presidential palace here in panama city, where they meeting between us secretary of state, marco rubio and president jose available lino has ended. the president came out with a very up beat expression, very different to the one that we were seeing when the meeting was taking place. and it's saying that the, basically, the danger was over, that the us president would keep insisting on taking over the panama canal, he emphasized that it's some ports in the canals that are operated by a chinese company that may be an issue, but not to the operation of the canal itself, he made the very big and he emphasized that there was a big difference. and you also said the panama is auditing the chinese company that operate to these ports on the pacific in atlantic side of the panama canal. and that in a couple of weeks, they will know, quote, if the results of that or did show that the ports are being operated in a way that is beneficial to panama. that might have been a kind of a

and so we've got this news, panama withdrawing from the b r. i a, the us openly admitting that yes, you know, we didn't like it, it was a red line for us. we basically forced that hand. but i want to us from beijing perspective. what does that mean for the infrastructure projects, both on the local, on a global scale? well, how much decision to pull out from that 1000 road initiatives may have attracted some attention and it may lead to some discussion on whether the us you as, as influence, could sabotage the dial tone or go to initiative corporation. but it's important to note that the b r i is an open, an inclusive initiative, and it has attracted the participation of over 150 countries across continents, including over 20 from latin america. majority of these countries are state still staying with the b r i, and they have to extend the their m o use on b r. i was china and about one and a half year ago. the b r i celebrated it's 10 years anniversary inc. that's 10 years, china is total import and export with b r i, partner countries has exc

america built the panama canal, taxpayers paid for the panama canal.in the long and arduous process building that canal and jimmy carter in one of the most shameful acts undermining our nation we have ever seen gave it away. in a crib important strategic asset he just gave it to panama. when he did so he signed a treaty, the neutrality treaty, which requires that panama number one keep the canal neutral, not give control, and fair and reasonable rates. panama is violating the treaty, it handed china dominant control of the canal. that gives operational control of the canal and building a bridge directly across the canal through which it has the capacity to shut down traffic anytime it wants, that's a violation of the treaty, the supposedly fair and reasonable rates they are supposed to charge, panama makes roughly $3 billion a year charging rates 74% of those from american ships, military ships or commercial ships and i believe the united states has a strong case that panama is in breach of that treaty. i charity hearing a week ago in which we heard te

because obviously it's not just restricted to the panama canal. no, it wasn't uh, he ended it in the dominican republic, which is a country very, very close to the united states, a very close ally. in fact, he spent most of his time congratulating the dominican republic for being the country that most quickly response to extradition requests from the united states for the country that has done a lot. it says, he said to stop the drug trafficking from its borders, drugs that are going to the united states and also a country that doesn't have too much problems. he said with migration. but what they did talk a lot about was hazy, the country next door to the dominican republic, and he underscored that he would not be asking with united states rather would not be asking the dominican republic to accept a wave of haitian language to its country. under the circumstances that the country is living and i'm referring now to hazy, so he said that things had to be done that did not and says, would continue to support the peacekeeping forces another programs

something that marco rubio complimented on panama, something he said that panama has been an ally tohe united states on very clearly when it comes to this issue of the canal, something that the trump administration has threatened military action on if they don't see the results of their pushing for a very clearly, despite the visit of the secretary of state over the weekend, a more diplomacy is needed. patrick oppmann, cnn, havana. >> south africa's president says his government has not confiscated any land. the denial comes as u.s. president donald trump pledges to end aid to africa. south africa over what he says is mistreatment of white farmers. >> it stems from a new south african law with guidelines for seizing land. it allows the government to seize land that's not being used for development, to generate income, or that is considered abandoned. before south africa ended apartheid, racist policies forcefully remove black and nonwhite south african south africans from land for white use. mr. trump says the new law is a massive human rights violation. >> horrible things are happen

concessions to see in human photo point panama. so at least 7 people have been killed and the latest is rarely strikes on the outside. westbank. why don't they had a group of civilians in the janine refugee camp. a 14 year old boy was among those who died. another attack stroke, a cause south of geneva, is where the forces of killed at least $26.00 pilots videos. and the janine refugee comes in less than 2 weeks. now, phase of running the conflict between companies, government troops, and m. 23 fighters could spread across the region. the rebel group is advancing into south keeping province in the east, opposite using the key city of goma last week. all the 700 people have been killed nearly 2800 engine in the days of intense fighting phoenix. now why are a false m. 23 fighters consolidate their games in goma of the classroom with government troops last week. the next battle in the city, useful people's hearts and minds. crowds lining up the street to a room. m 23. as each combined to stake bought what appears to be a cleaning exer

and deeply regrets, panama, as decision was that in recent years, china and panama, as cooperation under the belt and wrote initiative, which has produced fruitful outcomes of alarm and continued to deliver tangibly for the 2 peoples. we hope that panama will bear in mind the overall bilateral relations and the long term interest of the 2 peoples jr. steer clear of external interference and make the right decision from. so it's important to note that the p r i is an open, an inclusive initiative, and it has attracted the participation of over 150 countries across continents, including over 20 from latin america. majority of these countries are state still staying with the b, r i, and they have extended their m o use on b r. i was china. it has not only you know, for us to trade in connection between china and partner countries, but also between these popular countries. you have to very mind that, you know, this decision by panama is only a one countries decision. and the majority of the countries are still staying with b, r i and trying to express a deep request to pin to much decision.

secretary of state rubio went to panama and came away with agreement that panama not renewing contracths chinese companies that could control access to the vital shipping lane. that's a win. before that, elon musk forced way into the treasury's payment system and needs no nose who wed needs to cut government. knowing where the money goes is a good first step. then the tariffs, 25% on mexico and canada, 10% on china. they knew they were coming and speculation he would back off. the president did not, he pulled the trigger and take effect at midnight tonight. trump has spoken to canada's trudeau, they will talk again at 3:00 p.m. eastern this afternoon. trump will also speak with mexico's leader today. we'll see if there's any last minute negotiation. the president admits there'll be some pain and investors are certainly feeling pain and it's a selloff. but he says the pain will be worth it. it will bring in a new golden age. and it's noted like the agenda came out of the blue. it was telegraphed during the campaign and inauguration and now the hardball arrived and result will drive amer

one important thing was that panama will pull out of the belt and road initiative.about billions of dollars in infrastructure that now the president of panama hopes will provide an opportunity, perhaps for american investors who have not paid a whole lot of attention in the region to go and invest. second thing is expand collaboration on immigration. this is a president that he says because of his own crackdown on immigration through the darien gap, has reduced the number of people crossing by 90% when you compare last year to this year. >> john: the belt and road initiative, the chinese initiative they are pulling out of. lilia luciano, thank you. >> maurice: thank you. well, there was some nasty weather on both sides of the country today. in northern california, dozens of cars and trucks got stuck on interstate 80 in a blizzard expected to dump several feet of snow on the sierra nevada. >> john: and a blast of snow ice, and rain moved from the midwest to the northeast. parts of new england got more than 4 inches of snow. lonnie quinn is tracking the winter weather

canal, see and human al jazeera, panama city, panama. talk for a short break here, and i'll just share what when we come back tension between police and protest us the u condemns of custom in georgia against country governments demo. the in depth analysis of today's headlines. what will this us determination of genocide do critical debate? this then side determination was not to me because of anything that was happening on the ground, but more to do with the fiscal dynamics in washington informed opinions centrally to european countries are directly affected by this whole new korean transit. inside story does germany have tomorrow or 14th request? anything from the new city leadership on out to 0? the injustice to me is the driving force of why i do this to show people what it's like to live in places where injustice isn't something you read in. the news is something that happens to every single day. whether it's a war or natural disaster, whether it's political corruption, making sure they understand. and this simple language is absolut

we gave it to panama. we shouldn't have given it to panama.ut panama, as you know, has violated the agreement, totally violated the agreement. so that's in the process right now. >> cnn's state department producer, jennifer hansler is here. jennifer, what else are you hearing about secretary rubio's meeting with panamanian officials? >> well, boris rubio said today that his conversation with the panamanian president was frank, but it was also respectful, and he pushed this issue yet again. what has become a priority for the trump administration? he said it is clear to the administration that they need to do something in panama to deter this chinese influence that they accuse of being over the panama canal. they say it is an issue of national security. and i want you to just take a listen to what rubio said today about his conversation yesterday. >> after president. >> has articulated when we turned over the canal, we turned it over to panama. we didn't turn it over to china. so you get there and the chinese control both entries to the port, bo

it's effective and growing control over the panama canal. following secretary reveals successful 1st trip and visit their over the weekend, panama, as president said, he will allow its participation in the chinese communist parties. it will no longer allow the participation in the belton road initiative, that participation will expire. this is significant because panama was the 1st latin american nation to join belton road and now becomes the 1st to back away from it, because of president trump. now senior electra right in politics and international relations at the university, the boss in the u. k. pop no longer believes that the passive on panama plays into chums, empty china agenda. these paula mom be see shown to which withdrawal from them really need you to be just the beginning of a law, just mobile competition between us and china. i think uh no, a continuation old with the 1st from administration war we are going to expect from the trauma him to point 0 a. we will see all these different across those, the pro metix tray. i couldn't m

see, and human alj, a 0, panama city. this mexico's president has won the terrace, imposed by the trump administration, will have a grave impact on both the us and mexican economies. claudia, shame pounds said she would release more details on the countries of response on monday. kind of this prime minister just intruder has already responded with levies to a 25 percentile centuries donates exports by the united states presence lead me reports now from detroit near the canadian border denying accusations. canada was not protecting its border. prime minister justin trudeau responded to the united states and position of 25 percent tariffs. with a list of counter measures. tonight, i am announcing canada will be responding to the us trade action with 25 percent terrace, against a $155000000000.00 worth of american goods and an appeal to the american people. if president trump wants to usher in a new golden age for the united states, the better path is to partner with canada. not to punish us. it's just across the canadian bo

canal, the sea, and human alex's era, panama city, panama, that we're going to return to south africa now is defended, a bill allowing the expropriation of property for public use up to you as president donald trump threatened to cut funding and response. going to go back to somebody to mila who is standing by for us and joe, and his big for me. the 1st of all, can you just explain how blindsided south africa was by this mood by trump as well, so that may not necessarily have been blindsided in that that has been ongoing debate took in south africa for a number of years now around this act that the full but has been paused. it has, it has to some extent being controversial, but the government has been at pains to explain exactly what the act will mean for the south africans. south african president silver him of course uh, in the last couple of weeks had said that he's not worried about relations with you with, with donald trump. but the presidency has this morning, responded quite swiftly to the straight by donald trump. and the presidency has said that the act is not a conversation

he says, the pressure on panama repays into trumps whole on to china agenda. these paula mall decision to which withdrawal from the family needs a to is just the beginning of a lot of jo, global competition between us and china. i think uh now a continuation old with the 1st term administration war. we are going to expect from the drum 2.0 a. we will see all these different process, the pro metix tre, economic commerce, mid 3 intelligence that go with you is going to fix that muscle across the well. and in combination against the chinese. and by that go, so you, thing i'm applying pressure is uh with all these countries with the ease in the global self or in the global in all to i to, to, um, uh, cut to chinese old for, to push to turn these old and trying to retain, and so they are, they are sort of tons of advantage or to, to tories from this part the countries, the what is being a tough week for the us agency for international development, a k u. s. a i d, ever since trump decided to shut it down. but michelle optimum, so how's the most? the latest comes fr

trump's threat to seize control of the panama canal. andrea mitchell reports the country's leaders are rejecting all u.s. claims to the canal. >> reporter: secretary of state marco rubio in panama, his first stop as america's top diplomat. >> of all the agencies out there, there's none i would rather be in charge of and lead. >> reporter: flying into a storm of controversy over president trump's threat to take over the panama canal, claiming china controls it, a threat rubio relayed to panama's government. panama's president rejected the trump claim saying the canal is panamanian and will remain so. it is a source of pride and economic lifeline. rubio said the u.s. has to take steps to protect its rights to the canal unless changes are made to prevent the risk of china shutting it down. because chinese companies operate ports at both ends. this pagoda, proclaiming china's presence here in panama, along with this bridge being built over the canal by chinese-led companies is partly why president trump is raising the alarm. but the canal i

as soon as in human reports from the panama city, the anti american demonstrations in panama, as capital reminiscent of the last century when this country fought for sovereignty over the panama canal, the city is being plastered with national flags ahead of us secretary of state medical reveals visit here to discuss donald trump's threats to take back us control of the canal. even american tourists here are perplexed. you have no idea. we don't understand. yeah, we don't know why you're an issue or 2 of the 5 ports that operates on either side of the canals run by hong kong company. a chinese company is also building a force bridge over the canal and present encompasses they present a threat to us national interest because china could potentially use them to block the flow of us commercial and military vessels. president consider only know says claim to chinese control of the waterway or quote inventions and lies telling out to 0 that he knows of no threat lived in the i gave him a threat and secretary rubio would have to demonstrate to me that the chinese are deploying drones so doing s

canal to see a newman al jazeera, panama city, panama, south africa. this is it's laws to confiscate property for public use of the same as those in other countries. that's off to us president donald trump threatened to cut funding to the country sizing the seizure of land from what he called certain classes of people. so that we could possibly and reform legislation earlier this month to allow the government to take control of some property a classifies as in the public interest without compensating the owners banking use. now these 15 people have been killed in the bombing in syria. it happens in the northern city of monday, east of a lead time series, civil defense is a vehicle, was targeted. several people were wounded in the explosion. most of them women. it comes almost 2 months off to the full of the assault regime. more than 110000 for a hank of refugees live in malaysia and recent years, more people have faith in violence in me and not. and the over crowded refugee camps and bunker, the risk and the dangerous journey by boats to malaysia about

city, to the panama canal. as we pointed out with steve, gordon, you have this very important canal, one of the busiest waterways in the world. but on both ends in balboa and in cristobal you have chinese companies, holding companies that own those ports. how much of a concern of chinese influence is this, and what do you make of the fact that the new trump add administration is so intent on engaging here? >> this is absolutely critical because china can shut down the canal at will. and it could do so through those two port operations at both ends of the canal, as you point out, because they are run by hutchison which is a hong kong company, but in china's system they cannot ignore or disobey an order from the party. but also we have other chinese enterprises in the zone. and and just to give you an example, china is now building the fourth bridge over the panama canal. right now they're just abutments in the water, but in a year and a half from now there'll be steel over the waterway. china can bring that brid

backthe panama canal, a canal that panama occupied for decades and is not controlled by anyone but china canal and is a canal historian. >> it is operated by the panama canal authority which is 100% panamanian. >> reporter: not by china? >> panamanians. >> reporter: it was opened in 1914 at a cost to the u.s. of $352, but was turned over to panama in 1999. it cuts the distance and the time by more than a month. that saves millions of dollars for businesses and consumers in the u.s. a chinese company operates ports at either end of the canal, but other ports are operated by the u.s. and taiwan. former u.s. officials say ships do not pay more than other countries, but secretary of state marco rubio doubled down on the president's claims. jorge administered the canal when vice president pence visited in 2017 and worked there for 44 years. >> instead of bringing in the hammer, extend the hand. we will get further than we are now. the canal will not go back to the united states. >> reporter: people say panama is america's closest ally in the region cracking down on illegal immigration and dru

por panamÁ estuvo el canciller, tres mitos de estado y el embajador de panamÁ en washington. cordial. el tema central es la soberanÍa del canal. >> la soberanÍa de panamÁ no estÁ en cuestiÓn. eso es importante. se lo expliquÉ en detalle lo que el tratado o lo que el canal de panamÁ en manos paralelas representa para todos nosotrosdonde se fusiona panameÑos con el canal, el canal con los panameÑos en una sola entidad y que tengo que preservar para que asÍ se mantenga en el tiempo. >> rubio no se mostrÓ tan optimista y reiterÓ que estados unidos podrÍa tomar medidas si no se reduce la influencia china en parma. tenencia hablÓ de la lucha de narcotrÁfico con focos de cÁrteles mexicanos y se acordÓ ampliar el memorando de entendimientopara agilizar repatriaciÓn. >> estados unidos ha dejado muchos espacios vacÍos en todos estos aÑos, sobre todo respecto de su misiÓn diplomÁtica sobre el paso de 45 aÑos casi sin embajador que influye y perjudica mucho relaciÓn bilateral, porque no es lo mismo tener un embajador acreditado. >> antes de la reuniÓn rubio asÍ que en un oficio religioso

he left the panama without resolving thorny issue alleged the chinese control of the panama canal. but that wasn't the only issue on the agenda or left in america editor. listen, you made reports from panama city. the us secretary of state mike, good. julio ended his 2 day visit the panama overseeing the deportation of 36 undocumented migrants and the expulsion of 7 others accused of crimes. it's a theme that will dominate the rest of rubio, stripped of central america and the dominican republic. he described it as one of the great tragedies of the modern era. it's not good for anyone, the only people who benefit from mass migration or traffickers and, and so this is a program that shows are cooperating with our strong allies here in panama, can help to stem the flow by creating a disincentive. bite of sending a clear message that they do come and you come here regularly. i you may be stopped and you may be returned to your country of origin. cooperation on, on documented migration is with the white house is looking for in the region. panama is now offering to expand the co operati