US demands Panama 'reduce China's influence' over canal

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  This is the global news podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Alex Ritson and in the early hours of Monday 3rd February, these are our main stories.

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  The US Secretary of State has told Panama to reduce what he believes is Chinese influence on the canal

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  or face the consequences,

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  prompting outrage.

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  on America's biggest trade partners will be worth it in the long run.

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  since his inauguration.

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  One of Donald Trump's key campaign pledges was of the United States to take back control of the Panama Canal,

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  which connects the Caribbean to the Pacific.

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  He claimed that China has too much influence over the waterway.

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  His top diplomat, Marco Rubio, has been in Panama for talks with the President, Jose Raul Molino.

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  After the talks,

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  the US Secretary of State said that China's influence threatened the canal and

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  that immediate changes were needed or the US Would act.

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  The President of Panama says the canal belongs to Panama, but he proposed technical level talks to resolve the issue.

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