U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted his claim that Panama would allow American ships to use its canal for free is not true. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of State said Panama’s government had “agreed to no longer charge fees for U.S. government vessels to transit the Panama Canal.”

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told Panama’s president that the country must reduce Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or face potential retaliation from the Trump administration.