China, Panama and canal

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.
Panama: Panama "will not" break ties with China despite US pressure on the canal
February 06, 2025 Panama's President, José Raúl Mulino, stressed Thursday that he “will not” break diplomatic relations with China despite threats by US President Donald Trump to “take back” the Canal because of alleged Chinese influence on the interoceanic waterway.
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Trump says China ‘operates’ the Panama Canal – how deep are Beijing’s ties to the key waterway?
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Trump’s Mass-Deportation Plan Is Characteristically Reckless, Meat-Ax, and Half-Assed
The people in question are from Iran, Afghanistan, China, and other garden spots. Their main offense seems to be that they ...
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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 ...
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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Mapping China’s influence around the Panama Canal
image And an extension to the Panama City Metro which will run under the south end of the canal is being built by the China Railway Tunnel Group Company. A map of the Panama Canal highlights ...