The stuff they are doing internationally very much feels like reminding their vassals that they are in fact vassals and to fall in line.
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That is exactly what they're doing. They are pressure testing their network.
Looks like the Panama Canal is denying this 👀
The Panama Canal denied this February 5 that it has made adjustments to its tariffs, after the U.S. State Department reported hours earlier that its vessels would be exempted from payment for using the waterway.
“With absolute responsibility, the Panama Canal Authority, as it has indicated, is willing to establish a dialogue with the relevant officials of the United States regarding the transit of warships from that country,” it was reported through the bulletin disseminated on social networks.
What the hell is going on? 🔥
Typical US diplomacy but this time they didnt even waited for their victims cave in to the threats just announced the result beforehand lol.
USAmericans can't read Spanish, I guess. State Dept has done the same thing with Petro, another false victory announced and then moved on from.
lmao Marco Rubio is such a weasel.
Gun boat diplomacy america is back baby
lol that's kind of pathetic. I assume that basically just means US warships don't pay a fee. Still extremely scummy to take millions of dollars in income away from a poor country. But it basically seems like saving face.
This will definitely make Panama a closer ally with the US and keep them from diving deeper into China's orbid.~
Ladies and gentleman, the rules based order!
so the treaty requires neutrality, so China also gets free passage right?