The neutrality of the nearly 50-mile canal, through which nearly 15,000 ships transit each year, is enshrined in Panama’s Constitution and is enforced by the autonomous Panama Canal Authority.

They say they fought too hard to wrest it from the U.S. to now hand back the waterway, which is part of the nation’s identity.

Marco Rubio will travel to Panama on his first trip abroad as secretary of State. The visit comes as Donald Trump looks to reclaim Panama's canal.

In his inaugural address, US President Donald Trump promised to "take back" the "foolish gift" from the United States that ...

U.S. President Jimmy Carter cut diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979 in favor of better ties with China. Though Beijing ...

In 1979, Carter severed formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan-- choosing to recognize Beijing as the sole legal government of China, effectively creating Washington's "One China policy." ...

We didn't give it to China. And they've abused it. They've abused that gift. It should have never been made." While former President Carter was lying in state at the Capitol, Trump said he liked ...

“Jimmy Carter really was facing a lot of opposition” in China and the United States, said Brian P. Hilton, a historian of Cold War diplomacy. “What Carter did was he took that basic idea of ...

Despite a history marked by a barrage of insults and mutual disdain, the 39th and 45th U.S. presidents found common ground – if not outright agreement – on China. And Carter’s enduring ...

found new homes from Maine to China. And their legacy still reverberates. By Austyn Gaffney It was a novel idea at the time, but one that made sense: In 1979, President Jimmy Carter had 32 solar ...

But he did remind his young audience of the 1919 May 4th Movement that began at their university and sparked debate on democracy in China. That Mr Carter was allowed to speak on democracy at all ...

Former US President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 local time, at his home in Georgia. During his presidency, China and the US officially established diplomatic ...