CCTV News: According to the WeChat official account of the Chinese Embassy in Panama, in response to the press release of the US Embassy in Panama on the visit of the new commander of the Southern Command, it mentioned that it will discuss with Pakistani officials to "avoid the canal area being influenced and controlled by the Communist Party of China", the Chinese Embassy in Panama solemnly declared as follows:
China has never participated in canal management and operation, and has never interfered in canal affairs. The so-called "China controls the canal" is purely a lie. It is precisely the United States that is constantly threatening to "take back" the canal and try to regain control of the canal. The US's actions to undermine China-Pakistan relations are unpopular and will not succeed.
