Why The Panama Canal Is At The Center Of A U.S.-China Power Struggle
The Trump administration is taking proactive measures to regain control over the Panama Canal and reduce Chinese influence at ...
Panamanians say the canal is theirs and always will be
Rarely do Panamanians unite on political topics, but threats to the ownership of the canal go to the heart of national ...
Panama pledges to end key canal deal with China, work with US after Rubio visit
Panama's José Raúl Mulino announced that his country would not renew its agreement with China's Belt and Road Initiative ...
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Why the Panama Canal matters
On Thursday, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, who has denied any Chinese control of the canal, firmly stated that its status is nonnegotiable. Before the creation of the Panama Canal ...
Panama rejects U.S. claim it dropped canal fees after Rubio visit
PANAMA CITY — President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday denied a claim by the Trump administration that the Central American ...
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Panama caved on the canal after Trump channeled Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan
After the election, Trump began banging the drum about Panama’s mismanagement of the canal. Then, in a truly extraordinary line in his inaugural address that didn’t get much attention given ...
Panama fact-checks Trump administration over claims that US vessels won’t have to pay canal transit fees
The clarification from Panama Canal Authority came after the State Department on X announced that the US government would be ...
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Why Is the Panama Canal So Important to Donald Trump?
It reportedly is the second largest user of the Panama Canal after the U.S., having represented 21.4% of the canal’s cargo volume between October 2023 and September 2024. A subsidiary of the ...