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Hegseth says China's military presence in Western Hemisphere is 'too large'

  • U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated that China's military has a 'too large of a presence in the Western Hemisphere.'
  • Hegseth urged regional governments to work together to deter China's influence in critical sectors and combat threats like drug cartels.
  • The Panamanian government is auditing a 25-year lease of ports held by CK Hutchison due to reported irregularities.
  • The Chinese Embassy criticized the U.S. For using 'blackmail' to influence Panama's decisions.
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Pentagon chief said companies in the Asian country are acquiring strategic land and infrastructure and denounced operations of industrial fishing fleets, which he accused of plundering natural resources

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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"By means of joint exercises (...) it is an opportunity to revive, whether it be a military base, a naval station, places where American troops can work with Panamanian troops," said the US Secretary of Defense a little earlier.

·Strasbourg, France
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By Haley Britzky, CNN While U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth left the door open for a larger military presence in Panama with vague comments this Wednesday, Panama's Security Minister Frank Abrego said the country would not accept a permanent U.S. military base and reaffirmed that Hegseth had already recognized Panamanian sovereignty over the Panama Canal.

·Idaho Falls, United States
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday again focused on China's presence in the Western Hemisphere, calling it "too big." A day earlier, he described China as a threat to the Panama Canal. The Pentagon chief is visiting Panama these days, the AP reported.

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The Washington Hispanic broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
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