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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded that Panama make "immediate changes" to what he calls the "influence and ...

Aside from the US President's bluster, there are genuine concerns about Chinese influence over the vital waterway.

“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 ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has postponed a phone call with Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino due to last-minute changes ...

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 ...