In Liaoโs view, the United States couldnโt afford for the CCP to win the power wrestle over the Panama Canal because if that were to happen, Washington would lose its command in the worldโthatโs against Trumpโs โMake America Great Againโ agenda.
Therefore, the most the CCP could achieve might be to deter other Chinese businessmen from following Liโs suit, according to Liao.
โThe Panama Canal deal is just a prelude in the confrontation between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party,โ he added. โIn the future, many important strategic assets worldwide will be subject to similar tussles. Then an era of clashes will officially begin.โ
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