David Urban: If I Was Panama, I Wouldn’t Cozy up to the Chinese Too Much

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URBAN: "This is a U.S. national security, U.S. national security is at interest here. There's a neutrality provision that was put in that treaty for a reason. If that neutrality is threatened by the Chinese, their belt and road initiative continues to expand and threatens the U.S. in terms of whether its allowing passage of U.S. military ships or hindering trade. That was that was obviously put in there for a reason. We can exercise that clause. If I were the Panamanians, I would not get too cozy with the Chinese."