Panama, China and Trump

Trump says China ‘operates’ the Panama Canal – how deep are Beijing’s ties to the key waterway?
Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama Canal and accusing the country of ceding control of the strategically critical waterway to a US rival: China.
China Reacts to Trump Claim About Panama Canal Control
China has fired back at President Donald Trump, dismissing his claim that Beijing has seized control of the Panama Canal as baseless and provocative. Newsweek reached out by email to a Trump representative and to Hutchison Ports, a Hong Kong–based port operator that controls ports near the canal, for comment.
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.
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 would flood the homes of thousands of people.
The history of the Panama Canal and reality of its control as Trump threatens action
Since returning to office, President Trump has made repeated claims that China operates the Panama Canal and threatened to take it back from the Panama Canal Authority, which has controlled it since 1999.
INTERNATIONAL VIEW - Trump’s threats to take over the Panama Canal anger many in the country
The U.S. president has announced several times in recent weeks that he intends to «bring back» the Panama Canal. His words bring back bad memories.
Trump Aide Touts Panama Success Despite Latin American Nation's Pushback
National security adviser Mike Waltz praised the president's security agenda, citing success around the Panama Canal, at CPAC ...
Panama and China hit back at US 'lies' about Beijing's influence over canal
Panama and China have hit back at American claims about Beijing's influence over the Panama Canal, saying they were "lies". US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants the US to regain ...
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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" ...
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Tom Cotton Calls For Aggressive Cutback On China’s Privileges, Wants To Strip China Of ‘Most Favored Nation Status’
Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton appeared on Fox Business Thursday and called for significant cutbacks in the economic ...
As Trump cuts US profile at United Nations, China's leadership opportunity grows
When not alienating America's closest trading partners, threatening to take over Greenland, Gaza and the Panama Canal, ...
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‘China Is Preparing for War’: Tom Cotton Urges Aggressive Cutbacks to China’s Privileges
Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton is calling for significant cutbacks to China's privileges, such as withdrawing its Most ...
China blames US 'sabotage' for Panama's departure from Belt and Road initiative
China firmly opposes U.S. "smearing and sabotage" of its Belt and Road Initiative through "means of pressure and coercion", a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday, when asked about Panama's ...
It’s no holiday at Panama hotel where hundreds deported by US are being held
Migrants from China, India, Iran and Vietnam among hundreds being held in Panama City hotel in operation funded by the US.