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Hegseth says Panama agreed to allow US warships to travel 'first and free' through canal
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U.S. warships will travel through the Panama Canal "first and free," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday as he visited the nation to push back on Chinese influence.
When Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Panama earlier this year, the State Department claimed it had secured a deal for the free passage of U.S. warships. But Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino denied any such agreement had been reached.
"I completely reject that statement," Mulino said at the time. The Panama Canal Authority also said it had "not made any adjustments" to its fee structure.
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