Would Trump really invade Panama to reclaim the canal by force?
President Donald Trump is a man with a plan for the canal, namely to force Panama to limit China’s influence on the vital 50-mile shortcut between the Atlantic and the Pacific or risk the United ...
China lashes out at US ‘coercion’ after Panama declines to renew infrastructure agreement
China on lashed out at what it called U.S. “coercion” after Panama declined to renew a key infrastructure agreement with ...
Donald Trump's Panama Threat Starts Paying Off
Trump has repeatedly suggested the U.S. should demand the return of the Panama Canal if Panama does not reduce the fees it ...
CNN8d
Trump says China ‘operates’ the Panama Canal – how deep are Beijing’s ties to the key waterway?
When it comes to the Panama Canal, some observers say that Chinese ... Beijing – a major global exporter – has placed on building its ties with the strategically vital country.
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China derides U.S. "pressure and coercion" as Panama scraps Belt and Road deal with Beijing amid canal standoff
The Belt and Road Initiative is President Xi Jinping's signature foreign policy drive to bind China closer to countries in the region and beyond by building ... protect the Panama Canal if it ...
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Panama Says US Claims It Can Use Canal For Free Are False
The U.S., which completed building the canal in 1914, returned the passage to Panama in 1999, due to treaties signed in 1977. Rubio during his visit urged Panama to reduce China's "influence ...
BBC9d
Panama denies US claims over free canal passages
The 51-mile (82km) Panama Canal cuts across the Central American ... will not continue its membership in China's infrastructure-building programme, the Belt and Road Initiative.