In an interview with Euronews, Panama's Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha said that the US military exercises taking place in the South American country are temporary and that no foreign armed forces will remain there permanently.

These drills come amid Donald Trump’s repeated claims of excessive Chinese influence over the crucial trade route, despite Panama’s assertions of sovereignty.

The United States military teamed with Panamanian police to conduct a series of new exercises aimed at protecting the Panama Canal, amid tensions over alleged Chinese influence along the prized trade route.

By bnl editorial staff US helicopters have arrived in Panama to begin collaborative training exercises with local security forces, as tensions mount over the strategic waterway's future amid competing US and Chinese interests.

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