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Panama Canal: What's at stake for China amid US threats?
The new administration's immigration crackdown is likely to be among the top issues during talks, but US President Donald Trump's claim that the Central American nation had ceded control of the Panama Canal to China will also loom large.
Trump wants to take back the Panama Canal. Can he do it?
President Donald Trump cannot take the Panama Canal — at least not legally — as he would be violating every single treaty that the U.S. has come into with Panama since 1945, international law and national security experts told WLRN.
How much control does China really have over the Panama Canal?
China may have investments in the operations of the Panama Canal but its soldiers are not operating it.
China will have to get out of Panama Canal — Trump
The United States will not allow the Panama Canal to be controlled by China. Such a statement, speaking to the faction of the ruling Republican Party of the House of Representatives of the US Congress,
Trump says China controls the Panama Canal — but here's how it really works
Experts dispute President Donald Trump’s claims that the Panama Canal is controlled by China and overcharging U.S. ships.
How Trump Could Achieve Victory Over China at the Panama Canal
IndustryWeek contributor and Panama expert Andrew R. Thomas says winning against China will likely look like Panamanian efforts to curb immigration into Central America and
Amid fears of ‘ceding control to China’, US weighs its Panama Canal options
The head of the agency that regulates US ocean-going transport says Washington ‘is not without options’ to deal with Chinese influence.
Trump: A Man, a Plan, a Canal, Panama
When the Panama Canal was unveiled by the United States in 1914, the roughly 50-mile-long waterway symbolized American power and technological advancement. But the glow of progress soon faded. Building the canal killed roughly 5,
Trump is wrong: Climate change, not China, is the threat to Panama Canal
Any loss of capacity, which is more likely to be caused by drought will ripple through supply chains and push up costs in Australia.
Why is Trump threatening to take over the Panama Canal?
Mr Trump argues that Panama has broken a pledge of neutrality made when the United States transferred the canal to Panama in 1999, falsely claiming that China is operating it. The canal is operated by the Panama Canal Authority, an autonomous agency overseen by the Panamanian government.
China Reacts to Trump Claim About Panama Canal Control
China has fired back at President Donald Trump, dismissing his claim that Beijing has seized control of the Panama Canal as baseless and provocative. Newsweek reached out by email to a Trump representative and to Hutchison Ports, a Hong Kong–based port operator that controls ports near the canal, for comment.
What do China and the Panama Canal have to do with Marco Rubio's trip to Latin America?
China's expanding footprint in Latin America is expected to be high on the agenda when US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...
Resolution introduced to reduce influence of Chinese government on Panama Canal
A U.S. Senator from Missouri has led several colleagues to introduce a resolution that would help American companies continue ...
President of Panama: ‘The canal is and will remain Panama’s’
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino says his nation intends to maintain control of the Panama Canal, after President Trump ...
Trump’s Panama Canal ambitions gain traction in GOP-led Senate
Republicans hoping to thwart Beijing’s influence in Latin America are urging the Panamanian government to cut ties with ...