In his inaugural speech, President Donald Trump repeated his plan to regain control of the Panama Canal. Can he?
The canal executive said China doesn’t control route and U.S. ships can’t get better rates than others.
Donald Trump has reiterated ambitions to “take back” the Panama Canal, which was built by the US and returned to Panama decades ago...
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Trump has suggested using military force to retake the Panama Canal, but such an action would involve complications.
The new administration sees Chinese-owned infrastructure as leverage over the waterway. Panama and some former U.S. military officials say concerns are overblown.
The new Panamanian ambassador was given strict instructions as he prepared to meet then-President Donald Trump one day in 2019: Do not engage him in any substantive discussion of critical issues.
The administrator of the Panama Canal has responded to criticisms from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, denying that there is any interference from China in the canal’s operations and saying giving special privileges to any nation would only cause problems.
Panama Ports Co is a subsidiary of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PANAMA : Panamanian authorities began an audit of the China-linked company that controls two ports adjacent to the Panama Canal, as President Donald Trump repeats threats to take over the waterway.
A Panamanian national holiday remembering the killing of 21 protesters by police and U.S. troops in 1964 is taking on new resonance this year as U.S.