Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-South Dakota), who introduced the Panama Canal Buyback Act, said during an appearance on the show that a U.S. purchase of the Panama Canal could reduce China's influence globally. Breitbart News Saturday.
“Unfortunately, the Chinese Communist Party is as dirty as it gets. They control ports on both ends of the Panama Canal, both the Atlantic and Pacific sides,” Johnson said, referring to the extent of China's current influence. Ta.
“There's been a lot of reporting that China is getting close to Panama and increasingly influencing how the canal is run, with 40 percent of U.S. container cargo leaving our country passing through the Panama Canal. “It is a uniquely important asset,” he said, adding, “Seventy-three percent of all Panama Canal traffic is U.S. traffic, both imports and exports, and overwhelmingly U.S. energy, liquefied natural gas, and U.S. It is an agricultural product of
“And as you pointed out, we had this thing under control until 1999,” he said, adding that President-elect Donald Trump has “a situation of willing buyers and willing sellers. “They should have the ability to evaluate whether they can acquire him or not.” ”
Breitbart News host and Washington bureau chief Matthew Boyle said he witnessed Chinese influence firsthand when he visited the canal in 2017.
“I think most, if not all, of the ships were flying the Chinese flag. I was just amazed by that,” he said.
Mr Johnson responded: “Well, you're right to bring up the number of ships flying the Chinese flag,” although he explained that the scope of the problem was much larger.
“And this is not just an issue with the Panama Canal. It's an issue with the supply chain. In general, during COVID-19, Chinese carriers have been discriminating against American products at our ports,” the congressman said. revealed that 60 percent of U.S. containerized cargo returning to Asia “was being returned to the sky during a period of decline in U.S. agriculture.”[ricultural] The product was rotting on the docks, literally rotting on the docks. They did it on purpose. ”
“My bill, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, passed Congress last year and was signed into law, forcing the Chinese side to treat us more fairly. And I'm going to talk to President Trump about these things. “He told the audience he planned to discuss these issues with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday.
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“I'm going to have dinner with him and a small group tomorrow at Mar-a-Lago, and he's got a lot of ideas about how to take back American power. For the past four years, we've been living in a state of uncertainty. “We have been projecting the weakness of the world, and soon there will be a new sheriff in town,” he added, addressing critics who wanted nothing to do with this.
“Some people think America needs to stick its head in the sand and pull up the drawbridge. It's not America First. It's America Only. And that's a pretty dangerous thing to do. I mean, it should scare Americans. Reshaping the world in our own image based on our values. China understands that in order to build, it needs influence in the Global South and possibly the United States. As we have shown weakness, we will make it easier for countries to turn to China.”
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