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 ...
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US-Panama Relations and the Future of the Panama Canal
In this episode of Need to Know, host John Milewski speaks with Benjamin Gedan, Director of the Wilson Center's Latin America Program, about the geopolitical and economic significance of the Panama ...
Panama’s president: No deal to allow US warships to use canal for free
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday rejected U.S. claims that American warships and boats can transit the ...
Panama president to US: Stop 'lies and falsehoods' about canal
Panama President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday the U.S. was spreading "lies and falsehoods" after the State Department ...
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Why the Panama Canal matters
Donald Trump has long been fixated on the Panama Canal, a crucial shipping route between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. He has railed against rising tolls on American ships (though the increases ...
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 ...
Rubio Warns Necessary Measures on Panama Canal Over Chinese Influence
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panama's President José Raúl Mulino that the "status quo" of the Panama Canal is ...
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Panama Canal denies US claim of preferential crossing rights
WASHINGTON/PANAMA CITY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday denied the U.S. State Department's claim that U.S. government vessels would be able to cross the canal without ...