Jan 9, 2025 · Legitimate concerns about growing Chinese influence over the canal demand Washington’s attention and warrant a measured, diplomatic approach.

1 day ago · With Trump’s canal demands on the table, Rubio tries to focus on China on Panama trip First foreign stop of new secretary of state comes at delicate time for relations

Jan 23, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first official trip abroad next week to Central America, including a stop in Panama, which President Donald Trump has riled with talk of trying to reclaim the Panama Canal.

Jan 23, 2025 · Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world In the Panama City neighbourhood of El Chorrillo, a neglected monument to the hundreds of Panamanians who perished during ...

2 days ago · An international law scholar told a Senate panel Tuesday that the U.S. doesn’t need to wait for a hostile act by China or another nation at the Panama Canal to protect America’s interests in ...

US President Donald Trump has vowed to "take back" control of the Panama Canal. Could Washington's tough talk create an opening for Beijing?

Jan 23, 2025 · Trump’s Panama Canal ambitions gain traction in GOP-led Senate Republicans hoping to thwart Beijing’s influence in Latin America urge the Panamanian government to cut ties with Chinese entities.

Jan 23, 2025 · Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Panama — the country whose canal President Donald Trump has suggested he’d seize — as early as next week, according to three U.S. officials...

Dec 23, 2024 · Newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing to take back the Panama Canal, the world's second busiest interoceanic waterway, spurring concerns that the United States could invade the...

Jan 2, 2025 · When President Jimmy Carter traveled to Panama in June 1978 to finalize hotly disputed treaties turning over the Panama Canal, he declared that “we stand on the threshold of a new era.” More...