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Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino has said Panama’s sovereignty over the canal was not up for debate, but the country has made other concessions to US pressure.

PANAMA CITY ... fees to transit a zone that we are obligated to protect in a time of conflict.” Rubio had carried a message from Trump that China’s influence at the canal was unacceptable.

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The president’s comments come after the Panama Canal Authority denied it had made any adjustments to tolls and fees for vessels transiting the waterway in a statement late Wednesday.

Rubio said that the US would be obligated to protect the Panama Canal if it comes under attack, adding that he found it “absurd that we would have to pay fees to transit a zone that we are ...