“I am concerned about Chinese-owned ports in Panama and their ... build and administer the canal. It was the single most expensive construction project in U.S. history at the time, costing ...
However, Mr Trump's inaccurate claim reflects the concerns of some US officials over China's significant investments in the canal and its surrounding infrastructure. What is the history of ...
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino has dismissed the claims by the United States that China "controlling the Panama Canal". The president said at a press conference on Thursday that he has ...
The Chinese ambassador to Panama, Xu Xueyuan ... "The only time the canal was blocked in history was not by a foreign adversary, but by the US itself." It comes with Mulino's announcement that ...
The President accused China of “lovingly, but illegally, operating the Panama Canal.” The truth is more complicated.
Indeed, Chinese companies lease ports near the canal, such as Balboa ... in the region have a fraught history with U.S. interventions, and rhetoric questioning Panama’s sovereignty might push ...
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters ... he made following his election victory that Panama has ceded control of the canal to China. He has also said Chinese troops are ...
A US military commander met with Panama Canal administrators on Thursday to discuss ways to "counter Chinese Communist Party influence"over the critical waterway, the latest visit by a high-ranking ...