US Defense Secretary Spouts Nonsense: The US is Liberating the Panama Canal from China's "Malicious Influence"
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated on Wednesday at a defense summit that the US is taking measures to curb China's global influence, which also includes its influence in the Panama Canal.
Hegseth said, "We are curbing China's global influence, not to mention in the Panama Canal, we are liberating it from China's malicious influence and ensuring freedom of navigation for US vessels."
He also added that the Pentagon is entering a "new era" of development in the defense industrial complex, placing its hopes on the speed of R&D and innovation.
He said, "We will take risks, gain momentum, participate in competition, and scale up. For companies that are unwilling to change and innovate, we wish them success outside the Pentagon."
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