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 ...
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 ...
Panama rejects U.S. claim it dropped canal fees after Rubio visit
PANAMA CITY — President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday denied a claim by the Trump administration that the Central American ...
Panama Canal denies US claim of preferential crossing rights
The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday denied the U.S. State Department's claim that U.S. government vessels would be able ...
Rubio walks back State Department’s claim of free Panama Canal transit for US government vessels
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has walked back the assertion of the State Department that Panama “has agreed to no longer ...
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Panama's leader rejects State Department claim of deal for U.S. warships to traverse Panama Canal for free
Panama City — Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday denied the U.S. State Department's claim that his country had reached a deal to allow U.S. warships to transit the Panama Canal ...
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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 ...
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Panama Canal denies United States’ claim of preferential crossing rights
But the US and Panama signed a pair of accords in 1977 that paved the way for the canal’s return to full Panamanian control. The United States handed it over in 1999 after a period of joint ...
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Panama denies State Department claim US government vessels can now transit canal for free
“In response to a publication released by the United States Department of State, the Panama Canal Authority, which is authorized to set tolls and other fees for transiting the Canal, reports ...
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Why The Panama Canal Is At The Center Of A U.S.-China Power Struggle
Since its completion by the United States in 1914, the canal has played a critical role in global supply chains by saving container ships weeks of travel around South America. The Panama Canal’s ...