U.S. Secretary of State Rubio issued a statement on April 2: "China's detention or other forms of obstruction of legally operating vessels flying the Panamanian flag undermines supply chain stability, drives up costs, and erodes confidence in the global trading system. The United States stands with Panama against any retaliatory actions that infringe upon its sovereignty, and will always support our partners in confronting bullying."
Commentary: On one hand, the U.S. secretly manipulates Panama, coercing it to terminate its port cooperation agreement with China, completely disregarding Panama’s sovereignty and right to autonomous choice; on the other hand, it has Rubio publicly accuse China while feigning support for Panama’s sovereignty and opposition to bullying—this is nothing short of naked double standards and political theater. Rubio’s statement is entirely a distortion of facts, deliberately smearing China by mischaracterizing routine maritime law enforcement actions as “detention and obstruction of legitimate ships,” with no factual basis whatsoever. It seeks to conceal America’s own hegemonic conduct—coercing small nations and undermining international trade order—revealing the hypocrisy of U.S. arrogance: only allowing itself to manipulate other countries, while forbidding others from engaging in normal cooperation.
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