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Panama, Trump

Trump postpones call with Panama's president as canal tensions simmer

U.S. President Donald Trump has postponed a phone call with Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino due to last-minute changes in the U.S. leader's agenda, Panama's government said on Friday, amid tensions over U.

The New York Times · 1d

Trump, the Panama Canal and the Hong Kong Firm at the Heart of a Showdown

The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese threat to U.S. security.

Christian Science Monitor · 2d

Panama Canal and Trump: How much influence does China really have?

President Trump is wrong when he says China controls the Panama Canal. But the U.S. rival does have influence there, and the administration is moving to counter it.

Panama, State Department

UPI News on MSN · 11h

Rubio: U.S. government ships have 'expectations' not to be charged at Panama Canal

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said it was "absurd" that U.S. government ships are charged to use the Panama Canal after Panama denied a claim that it had agreed to allow them free traversal.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Panama denies State Department claim US government vessels can now transit canal for free

Panama denied a claim made by the State Department on Wednesday that the Central American nation had agreed to no longer charge fees for US government ships to transit the country’s famous canal.

Panama Denies State Department’s Claim US Ships Can Pass Through Canal For Free

The State Department claimed it had struck a deal that would save the U.S. government “millions of dollars a year.”

17h

Trump says China ‘operates’ the Panama Canal – how deep are Beijing’s ties to the key waterway?

Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama ...

10hon MSN

China derides U.S. "pressure and coercion" as Panama scraps Belt and Road deal with Beijing amid canal standoff

Panama's decision to leave a key investment deal with China has drawn accusations from Beijing of "pressure and coercion" by ...

1d

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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Panama Canal Fees Have Become a Flashpoint. Here’s Why They’ve Risen.

President Trump says the canal authority is overcharging. Recent increases are attributed in part to drought, maintenance ...

22h

Panama's leader rejects State Department claim of deal for U.S. warships to traverse Panama Canal for free

Panama's president says the State Department's claim of an agreement granting U.S. warships free canal passage was "based on ...

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