Donald Trump ne recent ek badi warning di hai regarding Panama Canal, jo ab China ke rising influence ki wajah se spotlight mein hai.
China ka naam sunte hi Donald Trump kaafi disturbed lagte hain, aur ab unka naya concern Panama Canal hai. Ye canal ek bridge hai jo Atlantic Ocean aur Pacific Ocean ko connect karta hai, aur strategically important Panama country mein located hai, jo North aur South America ko jodta hai.
US President-elect Donald Trump, jo aksar tariffs ke dhamke dete hain, ab Panama ke “excessive tariffs” ko lekar pareshaan hain. In dono factors se itne upset hain ki unhone openly bola hai ki US Panama Canal ka control wapas le sakta hai.
Trump ka Truth Social Par Warning
Apne social media platform Truth Social par likhte hue, Trump ne warn kiya ki wo Panama Canal ko “galat haathon” mein jaane nahi denge. Unhone remind karaya ki ye canal ek century pehle US ne banaya tha aur Panama ko manage karne ke liye diya tha, kisi aur ko nahi, including China.
Trump ne ek video bhi repost ki titled: “We would and will NEVER let it fall into the wrong hands!”
Panama Canal ka Brief History
20th century ke early days tak, Atlantic se Pacific Ocean ya vice versa pahuchne ka shortest route tha Cape Horn ya Strait of Magellan ke around sail karna, dono hi South America ke southern tip pe located hain. Ye route bohot lamba, inefficient aur mehenga tha.
Ek alternative route discover kiya gaya Panama Isthmus ke through, jo narrow tha par possible tha. Lekin problem thi ki water levels unequal the, aur ships ko topography ke sudden changes ke karan aage badhne mein dikkat hoti thi.
US ne 1904 mein Panama Canal ka construction shuru kiya, ek engineering marvel, aur 10 saal baad 1914 mein canal operational ho gaya. SS Ancon pehli ship thi jo Panama Canal se guzri.
US ne canal ka control 1999 tak rakha, jab tak Torrijos-Carter Treaty ke through Panama ko full control transfer nahi kiya gaya.
Trump vs Panamanian President Jose Mulino
Trump ne Panama ke “very high” tariffs par bhi apna displeasure express kiya. Truth Social par unhone likha, “Panama ke fees ridiculous hain, especially jabki US ne unke liye itna generous gesture kiya.”
Unhone aur bola, “Ye canal kisi aur ke fayde ke liye nahi diya gaya tha, balki Panama ke saath cooperation ke liye tha. Agar ye moral aur legal principles follow nahi hote, to hum demand karte hain ki Panama Canal humein wapas kiya jaye.”
Panama ke President Jose Raul Mulino ne ispe response diya, lekin Trump ka naam liye bina. Unhone social media platform X par ek video post ki jisme unhone kaha, “Panama Canal aur uske adjacent areas sirf Panama ke hain aur wahi rahenge.”
Unhone further clarify kiya, “Canal ka control China, European Union, ya US ke paas nahi hai. Ye sirf Panama ka hai.”
China Ka Badhte Naval Prowess
China ke paas ab duniya ka sabse bada navy fleet hai, jo US ko cross kar chuka hai. China ke paas 370 ships aur submarines ka fleet hai, jo significantly US ke 290 ships aur submarines se zyada hai.
Panama Canal duniya ke most crucial waterways mein se ek hai trade aur commerce ke liye. Freedom of navigation democratic world ki top priority rahi hai, aur ye policy ka cornerstone hai.
