Panama, China

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.
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". The president said at a press conference on Thursday that he has instructed Panama's Foreign Minister to firmly reject the U.
Mapping China’s influence around the Panama Canal
President Donald Trump has made repeated claims that China “operates” the Panama Canal in recent weeks and has threatened to take back the waterway to block what he sees as Beijing’s increasing influence.
US military commander meets Panama Canal administrator to discuss countering China
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 American official to the trade channel that US President Donald Trump has said should be under Washington's control.
Panama and China hit back at US ‘lies’ about Beijing’s influence over canal
Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino has told his cabinet not to discuss ‘lies’ while Beijing hit back at Donald Trump’s takeover threats.
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 ...
Rubio tells Panama to end China's influence of canal or face US action
President José Mulino said Panama's sovereignty over the world's second busiest waterway is not up for discussion.
As Trump ‘Exports’ Deportees, Hundreds Are Trapped in Panama Hotel
The administration has asked Panama to take in hundreds of people who can’t easily be sent back to their countries. Many say ...
Migrants detained in Panama hotel plead for help
Hundreds of migrants, many from the Middle East and China, are in custody in Panama after they were deported from the U.S. as ...
Trump deports hundreds to third countries, leaving them in legal limbo
The U.S. has deported more than 400 migrants — from nations as far as China and Vietnam — to Panama and Costa Rica, leaving ...
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China Calls Out Trump Over "Gulf of America"
Beijing and Washington are also at loggerheads over another waterway in the Americas: the Panama Canal. Trump said China has ...
What Trump’s Deportation Plans Mean for Central America
Deporting migrants to Central American countries removes many political and legal hurdles for the Trump administration. How ...
Panama President Mulino says foreign minister to reject talk of Chinese influence in meeting with U.S. military official
Panama President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday he has instructed the country's foreign minister to reject talk of Chinese ...