Trump, the Panama Canal and China’s Role: What We Know
1 day ago · China was planning to do more for Panama after a visit by its top leader, Xi Jinping, in 2018. But the president of Panama who had led a tilt toward Beijing, Juan Carlos Varela, left office in 2019.
Why The Panama Canal Is At The Center Of A U.S.-China Power
2 days ago · The Panama Canal, a 51-mile maritime shortcut linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is a crucial artery of global trade and a longstanding focal point of international geopolitics. Since its ...
Panama agrees to end canal deal with China after Rubio visit
4 days ago · China Panama pledges to end key canal deal with China, work with US after Rubio visit State Department estimates around 72% of all vessels that travel through the Panama Canal are coming from or ...
Does China 'operate' Panama Canal, as Trump says? - BBC
Jan 22, 2025 · China is the second-biggest user of the Panama Canal by metrics of cargo volumes During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump doubled down on his assertion that China runs the Panama Canal.
Beyond the Canal: The Real Risk of China’s Engagement in Panama
3 days ago · U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio participates in a tour of Miraflores Locks in Panama City, Panama, Feb. 2, 2025. Second, since Panama assumed responsibility for operations on December 31, 1999 ...
The US is right to be concerned about China’s influence over the Panama …
Jan 9, 2025 · While the abrupt and public expressions of displeasure regarding Panama and the canal risk undermining hemispheric stability, legitimate concerns about growing Chinese influence over the canal demand Washington’s attention and warrant a measured, diplomatic approach.
Trump reiterates threat to retake Panama Canal ‘or something
4 days ago · During the meeting, Rubio told Panama’s president and Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha that concerns over China’s “control” of the Panama Canal may mean the US has to “take ...
Does a ‘foreign power’ threaten the Panama Canal? Here’s what …
Jan 31, 2025 · In the 2001 movie “The Tailor of Panama,” which starred Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush, the US invades Panama after receiving bogus intelligence that China is trying to secretly buy the canal.
Does China Own the Panama Canal? No, but Still Concerning
Aug 2, 2022 · China began seriously swooping in to control the canal under former President Donald Trump's lackadaisical approach, but the gains aren't irreversible. Here's the truth about who "owns" the...
Panama Canal: Who owns it, who runs it, and why Trump wants it
Jan 21, 2025 · China does not control the Panama Canal itself. But before the handover, a Hong Kong shipping company, Hutchison Ports PPC, won an international bid in 1997 to allow Chinese companies...