Panama Canal, Trump

Trump wants to reclaim the Panama Canal. He’d be taking on a waterway facing crisis
Frequent droughts have pushed authorities to pursue a controversial plan to dam a river to save the waterway — an act that would flood the homes of thousands of people.
Opinion
The Panama Canal crisis isn’t over yet
The Panama Canal crisis isn’t over yet, and it may be only the first stage of a wider conflict about whether the U.S. can contain China’s control of the world’s commercial maritime logistics network.
The history of the Panama Canal and reality of its control as Trump threatens action
Since returning to office, President Trump has made repeated claims that China operates the Panama Canal and threatened to take it back from the Panama Canal Authority, which has controlled it since 1999.
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 administration is moving to counter it.
How U.S. And Chinese Influence In Central America Affects The Panama Canal
The Trump administration threatening partners in the Americas may prove to be short-term tactical approach but it will not prove to be a viable long-term strategy for engaging economically with the region.
Panama exasperated over persistence of US allegations of Chinese control of canal
Panama’s president has said that he instructed the country’s foreign minister to not discuss the U.S. government’s allegations of Chinese interference in the operations of the Panama Canal with the visiting head of U.
INTERNATIONAL VIEW - Trump’s threats to take over the Panama Canal anger many in the country
The U.S. president has announced several times in recent weeks that he intends to «bring back» the Panama Canal. His words bring back bad memories.
The Gazette16d
Panama Canal denies US claim of preferential crossing rights
WASHINGTON/PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday denied the U.S. State Department's claim that U.S. government vessels would be able to cross the canal without paying ...
Newsweek17d
Chinese Ambassador Calls Out US in Panama Newspaper: 'Learn Some Respect'
She wrote her comments in Spanish in an article titled "US, please learn to respect," in Panama's newspaper La Estrella ... demand the return of the Panama Canal if Panama does not reduce ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat20d
Rubio is off to Central America with the Panama Canal and immigration top of mind
Despite Mulino's rejection of any negotiation over ownership, some believe Panama may be open to a compromise under which canal operations on both sides are taken away from the Hong Kong-based ...
Arizona Daily Star11d
Local opinion: I went to see if China has taken over the Panama Canal
As this is written, I have just completed an extensive visit to the Panama Canal and Central America ... China has slowly expanded its power in Panama by opening its first Confucius cultural ...
The Dispatch1mon
Local congressman backs Panama Canal resolution
New U.S. Rep. Addison McDowell, R-6th District, is supporting a bill in Congress meant to fulfill President Donald Trump’s goal of reclaiming the Panama Canal under American control. McDowell, who ...
Newsweek1mon
Leader José Raúl Mulino Hits Back at Trump: 'Panama Is Not Distracted'
Shamim Chowdhury is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on major international breaking news stories ... comments regarding the Panama Canal, reaffirming that the waterway ...
StringersHub on MSN8h
Panama: Panama president rejects US claims of "China controlling Panama Canal" as "lie"
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino has dismissed the claims by the United States that China "controlling the Panama Canal" ...