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

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

The Panamanian political leadership presumably hasn't been sleeping so well the past several weeks. After the election, Trump ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says President Donald Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland and retake control of the Panama ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a warning from President Trump over the weekend, telling Panama's leaders that they ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit and Panama's decision to drop out of China's Belt and Road Initiative reflect evolving ...

Speaking to reporters, Trump cited China as his reasoning and suggested it has taken complete control of the key waterway.

In response to pressure from the Trump administration, Panama has withdrawn from China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Eric Olander, co-founder of the China-Global South Project, says the U.S. president ...

A key focus of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Central America this week — his first trip as America’s top diplomat ...

The U.S. President launched a fresh attack on China, this time over the Panama Canal's alleged ownership. Speaking to ...

with President José Raúl Mulino saying the canal “is and will continue to be Panama’s.” Mulino also rejected Trump’s claim that China controls the canal. “There is no presence of any nation in the ...

In recent years, China has spent billions of dollars developing infrastructure around the canal and elsewhere in Panama. In 2016, China’s Landbridge Group secured a $900-million contract to ...