US warns Panama of 'necessary action' if it fails to curb China's influence

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on his first trip abroad to Panama - where President Donald Trump has threatened to take control of the canal.

Rubio warned Panama's President Jose Mulino, that China's alleged control of the canal area must end immediately or the US will take action.

Al Jazeera's Latin America editor Lucia Newman reports from Panama City.

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