Panama Canal Chief Rebuts Claims About China, Shipping Rates

The leader of the Panama Canal Authority denied President-elect Donald Trump's claims that China is controlling the vital trade route, and said Trump's suggestion that U.S. ships get preferential rates "will lead to chaos."

- By COSTAS PARIS

"The accusations that China is running the canal are unfounded," Ricaurte Vásquez Morales said in an interview Wednesday. "China has no involvement whatsoever in our operations."

"Rules are rules, and there