1 day ago · PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio brought a warning to Panamanian leader José Raúl Mulino on Sunday: Immediately reduce what President Donald Trump says is Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or face potential retaliation from the United States.. Rubio, traveling to the Central American country and touring the Panama …

11 hours ago · Panama will not renew its participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, President Jose Raul Mulino said on Sunday. The announcement comes on the heels of Mulino’s meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who demanded “immediate changes” to management of the Panama Canal, a key waterway built by the US in the early 20th century …

19 hours ago · According to Mulino, Rubio "did not express a real threat to return the (Panama) Canal or use force." However, he said that US President Donald Trump had decided that China's presence in the canal area violated the treaty that led to the transfer of this waterway to Panama in 1999. The agreement calls for ensuring the permanent neutrality of ...

20 hours ago · In late 2023, meanwhile, Italy became the first European nation to exit the initiative, arguing that the deal did little to boost the country's exports to China. Panama was the first Latin ...

1 hour ago · Panama appears to have bowed to Donald Trump’s aggressive style of diplomacy by ditching its involvement in China’s Belt and Road initiative.. During his first overseas visit as secretary of ...

17 hours ago · The contract has been targeted by US politicians and the government as an example of China's expansion in Panama, which they claim goes against a neutrality treaty signed by both countries in 1977.

17 hours ago · Marco Rubio warned Panama's President that Washington will act if Panama does not end what Trump sees as China's influence and control over the Panama Canal.

China–Panama relations are the bilateral relationships between the People's Republic of China and Republic of Panama. Relations between Panama and the Qing dynasty began in 1909 and modern relations between Panama and the Beiyang government of …

Oct 23, 2022 · In Panama, a bridge to connect the country highlights China’s growing diplomatic presence and sway, while the U.S. goes four-and-a-half years without an ambassador.

Mar 25, 2023 · Since establishing ties in 2017, China has invested significant effort in Panama and made important, if uneven, progress in building influence. From March 12-18, I traveled to Panama to...