President Donald Trump has accused Panama of attempting to conceal evidence that China exerts control over the Panama Canal as he continues to push the possibility of the U.S. "retaking" control of the waterway.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that 64% of the signs in the canal zone were in Mandarin and that Panama was rapidly removing them in response to scrutiny. "Panama is trying at great speed to eliminate the 64% of signs written in Chinese. They are all over the zone because China controls the Panama Canal. PANAMA WILL NOT GET AWAY WITH THIS!" Trump wrote, attaching a photo of a Bank of China advertisement near the canal. The president did not provide a source for his assertions.
