Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama ...

Panama's decision to leave a key investment deal with China has drawn accusations from Beijing of "pressure and coercion" by ...

The Trump administration is taking proactive measures to regain control over the Panama Canal and reduce Chinese influence at ...

By Frankie Mills Panama has strongly rejected US claims about securing free passage for government vessels through the Panama ...

President Trump is wrong when he says China controls the Panama Canal. But the U.S. rival does have influence there, and the ...

He has also frequently accused China of controlling the key global trade route ... the U.S. must remain "vigilant in protecting" the Panama Canal from the Chinese Communist Party and that the ...

The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese ...

President Donald Trump reaffirmed his Day 1 promise to seize control of the Panama Canal to counter China's alleged growing ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio brought a warning to Panamanian leader José Raúl Mulino on Sunday: Immediately reduce ...

Panama President José Raúl Mulino and the canal's operator denied the State Department’s claim that the country would allow U ...

“China is running the Panama Canal that was not given to China ... which makes it vital for global trade. The United States obtained the right to construct and operate the canal in 1903 under ...

Ships transiting the canal are required to be piloted ... the Central American nation needs the money, and China will continue to trade with Panama,” said Jiang Shixue, director of the Center ...