Does China 'operate' Panama Canal, as Trump says? - BBC
Jan 22, 2025 · On Christmas Day, Trump posted on social media that the "wonderful soldiers of China" were "lovingly, but illegally, operating the Panama Canal" - a claim which was swiftly denied by officials in ...
Panama agrees to end canal deal with China after Rubio visit
4 days ago · China Panama pledges to end key canal deal with China, work with US after Rubio visit State Department estimates around 72% of all vessels that travel through the Panama Canal are coming from or ...
Trump says China ‘operates’ the Panama Canal - CNN
17 hours ago · Does China have a presence in the Panama Canal? The Trump administration’s key concern is found at either end of the waterway, where two of the five ports that service the canal are operated by ...
China derides U.S. "pressure and coercion" as Panama scraps Belt …
10 hours ago · Breaking down Trump's dispute over the Panama Canal 03:18. Beijing — China on Friday lashed out at what it called U.S. "coercion" after Panama declined to renew a key infrastructure agreement ...
China lashes out at US 'coercion' as Panama declines to renew …
12 hours ago · China on lashed out at what it called U.S. “coercion” after Panama declined to renew a key infrastructure agreement with Beijing following Washington’s threat to take back the Panama Canal
China lashes out at US 'coercion' after Panama declines to renew ...
13 hours ago · BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday lashed out at what it called U.S. “coercion” after Panama declined to renew a key infrastructure agreement with Beijing following Washington’s threat to take back the Panama Canal.. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a briefing that China “firmly opposes the U.S. smearing and undermining the Belt and Road cooperation through means of ...
The US is right to be concerned about China’s influence over the Panama …
Jan 9, 2025 · Panama’s willingness to relinquish critical economic control of strategically significant areas and infrastructure—a hallmark of China’s Belt and Road Initiative strategy—casts doubt on Panama’s resolve and capacity to effectively safeguard the …
Trump, the Panama Canal and China’s Role: What We Know
1 day ago · China was planning to do more for Panama after a visit by its top leader, Xi Jinping, in 2018. But the president of Panama who had led a tilt toward Beijing, Juan Carlos Varela, left office in 2019.
Fact Check: Does China Control the Panama Canal, as Trump …
Dec 26, 2024 · While Chinese companies manage two of the five ports near the Panama Canal and have invested in related infrastructure, these activities are distinct from the canal's governance and operations.
Does a ‘foreign power’ threaten the Panama Canal? Here’s ... - CNN
Jan 31, 2025 · In the 2001 movie “The Tailor of Panama,” which starred Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush, the US invades Panama after receiving bogus intelligence that China is trying to secretly buy the canal.