Thanks to deregulatory, laissez faire maritime policy, the U.S. has abandoned the oceans, allowing China and foreign shipping ...
President Donald Trump is a man with a plan for the canal, namely to force Panama to limit China’s influence on the vital 50-mile shortcut between the Atlantic and the Pacific or risk the United ...
“Above all, China is operating the Panama Canal. And we didn’t give it to ... Harbour Engineering Company and China Communications Construction Company was awarded the contract to build ...
Following Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the US needs to “ take back ” the Panama canal from Chinese control, the US ...
Trump’s threat occurs as Panama became an elected member of the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term in ...
began organizing money for a Panama Canal. He bought the “Wyse Concession” which was valid for 99 years. Construction was hard given malaria and the jungle wild life. Many died. Eventually ...
Panama last month celebrated the 110th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal, which in its day was one of the most expensive and dangerous infrastructure endeavors ever undertaken.
Supporters of the move believe USAID was poorly managed and wasting taxpayers' money, with White House Press Secretary ...
Rarely do Panamanians unite on political topics, but threats to the ownership of the canal go to the heart of national ...
China on lashed out at what it called U.S. “coercion” after Panama declined to renew a key infrastructure agreement with ...