Hegseth Calls for United Front Against ‘Chinese Threats’ During Panama Visit

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00:00As you know, the security of the hemisphere that we share is a top priority for President Trump and for the United States Department of Defense.

00:17The security threats that we face right now are real and they are present.

00:22But together we are making progress to stop mass illegal migration from around the world.

00:30We're making progress to stop violent cartels and criminal enterprises that are threatening our people and brutalizing our communities.

00:39And the era of capitulating to coercion by the Communist Chinese is over.

00:47Their growing and adversarial control of strategic land and critical infrastructure in this hemisphere cannot and will not stand.

01:00But together we must prevent war by robustly and vigorously deterring China's threats in this hemisphere.

01:09President Trump has made it clear that the Panama Canal and the canal areas cannot and will not be controlled by China.

01:21We are working closely with our partners in Panama to secure the canal.