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

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

The Trump administration is taking proactive measures to regain control over the Panama Canal and reduce Chinese influence at ...

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

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

He has also frequently accused China of controlling the key global trade route ... the U.S. must remain "vigilant in protecting" the Panama Canal from the Chinese Communist Party and that the ...

The U.S. is also the leading source of foreign direct investment in Panama. According to the CRS, China leads (slightly) the ...

As pressure from President Trump mounts over alleged Chinese influence over the waterway, the government may cancel its ...

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

Aside from the US President's bluster, there are genuine concerns about Chinese influence over the vital waterway.

Panama President José Raúl Mulino and the canal's operator denied the State Department’s claim that the country would allow U ...

Ships transiting the canal are required to be piloted ... the Central American nation needs the money, and China will continue to trade with Panama,” said Jiang Shixue, director of the Center ...