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["Unauthorized transportation is prohibited, and offenders will be prosecuted"]
The United States is now undoubtedly the world's superpower, and even the continent, which is the world's second-largest economy, is afraid of three points.
But there is such a country in the Americas, which has been fighting US hegemony.
The United States, which used to be arrogant and domineering, could not help but be cautious in the face of this country, and even the mainland had to pay 10 billion yuan in tolls.
So what country is this, and what is its charm?
Panama canal
When it comes to many countries in the Americas, Panama hates the United States the most, and Panama's hatred of the United States is not just talking, and the two countries have even set off a fierce war.
The reason why Panama hates the United States so much starts with the opening of the Panama Canal.
Although Panama is a very small country, it happens to be connected to North and South America, and the geographical location is very advantageous, and many goods are transported through here.
However, before the Panama Canal was opened, the transportation of goods could only go around Chile, Argentina and other countries, not only the journey was delayed for a long time, but the road could encounter pirates and bad weather at any time.
At that time, most countries could only rely on gambling to transport goods, and if they were lucky, they could arrive safely, but if they were unlucky, they were likely to be empty.
In the eighteenth century, the Spaniards were eager to build a canal that would improve the efficiency of the transportation of goods and ensure the safety of everyone.
Although there were many advantages to developing the Panama Canal, the Spaniards simply did not have the ability to develop the canal due to limited technology.
The development of the canal was delayed until Panama was annexed to Colombia, which began to look for partners to help.
Colombia first set its sights on France, which has a developed economy and has also opened up the Suez Canal.
But they apparently underestimated the difficulty of developing the Panama Canal, and the French construction team worked here for months without progress.
In desperation, France could only turn to the United States for help, and if it wanted to become the world's superpower, the United States would have to take the Panama Canal to boost its own economic development.
In the end, the United States and Panama negotiated and decided that the United States would support Panama's independence, and Panama would allow the United States to enjoy various rights in the canal, so why did the relationship between the two countries break down?
cornucopia
For the sake of the country's independence and development, Panama finally reached an agreement with the United States, and the United States began to station troops in the Panama Canal area one after another, and began the construction of the canal.
The construction of the Panama Canal took more than ten years, and the United States spent 400 million yuan before and after.
In 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened to navigation.
This canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and is an important passage for the transportation of goods, so even if you have to pay tolls, many countries do not think so, after all, taking this channel will greatly improve the efficiency of transportation.
According to statistics, China's cargo volume has accounted for more than 20 percent of this canal, and relying on this canal, it can bring a steady stream of wealth to Panama.
But with the benefits come the dangers.
At first, when the canal was just built, the United States was stationed there indiscriminately, and the tolls paid by other countries went into the pockets of the Americans, and the Panamanian people did not see a dime at all.
Seeing that the canal could bring such a huge profit, the United States wanted to continue to lease the right to use the canal, and even did not hesitate to raise the rent for the Panamanian government.
The Americans' approach has aroused the anger of many Panamanian people, who think that the Panama Canal belongs to them, so why should the Americans lie here without skin and shame?
In 1964, the Panamanian people, who had endured decades of enduring it, finally stood up against this unequal treatment, and countless Panamanian students rushed into the U.S. camp.
Unexpectedly, these American soldiers showed no mercy, they shot at those young students, and countless people fell in this struggle.
This also makes the conflict between Panama and the United States more intense, so how did Panama deal with it in the end?
Uncompromising
Ever since the Panamanian students were killed by the guns of the Americans, the Panamanian government has taken this incident very seriously, and the people of the whole country have united in their crusade against the United States.
More and more people marched through the streets with flags, and their words were full of accusations against the US government, and the Panamanian government also expressed its dissatisfaction with the United States internationally.
Thanks to the concerted efforts of the people of the whole country, the United States was forced to renegotiate the ownership of the canal with Panama due to the pressure of public opinion, and the two sides postponed it for more than 10 years.
It was only after the seventies that the United States agreed to return the canal to Panama, thinking that this time the United States had finally settled a little.
But who would have thought that a few years later, the United States would start arguing with Panama again about the ownership of the canal, and they made a big fuss about the Panamanian soldier killing an American soldier.
This time, in order to make Panama compromise, the United States directly led a large army to attack, and in order to force Panama to compromise, they simply did not stop doing anything and directly arrested the local chief.
Even in order to obtain the right to use the canal reasonably, the United States personally supported a pro-American government, but even the pro-American government did not agree with this shameless idea of the United States.
In order to make the United States retreat from the difficulties, the Panamanian government has repeatedly used international forces to condemn the United States, and even as long as the United States has such an idea, the people of Panama will stand up and confront the United States.
Although Panama succeeded in taking the canal back, it was completely tied to the United States, and the Panamanian people, who had already experienced the struggle, were no longer afraid of the United States.
If the United States had such an idea in the future, the Panamanian people would have stood up bravely to confront it.
Today, the mainland is also an important partner of Panama, and with the continuous upgrading of the mainland's foreign trade, China's tolls have also become an important source of income for Panama.
epilogue
Although Panama is a small country with little name, they have the courage to speak up in the face of injustice, and they are not afraid of the power of the United States.
I hope that the people of Panama will continue to maintain such courage and not compromise easily, and I also wish that the cooperation between the mainland and Panama will become smoother and smoother.
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