Trump Claims China Has 'Essentially Taken Over' Panama Canal

Panama Canal has 'inched closer and closer to China', says Trump's top marine official
In his first interview, President Trump's newly appointed head of the Federal Maritime Commission, Louis Sola, lays out how the administration plans to challenge Chinese influence at the key global trade gateway,
US senators examine China’s influence over Panama Canal
Treaty allows for canal’s takeover, witnesses tell Senate panel, but they provide no evidence Chinese port operations breach neutrality.
Trump says China controls the Panama Canal — but here's how it really works
Experts dispute President Donald Trump’s claims that the Panama Canal is controlled by China and overcharging U.S. ships.
‘All options on the table' with Panama Canal, says Trump's top maritime official
Panama is inching closer to China, Trump’s new Federal Maritime Commission head Louis Sola tells CNBC, and ‘all options on the table’ to defend U.S. business.
Trump’s Panama Gambit and the China Paradox
Nonetheless, Trump’s bet is to not have to pursue military conquest in the Athenian way. He would rather have a complacent Panama, accepting all U.S. demands. As shown by the recent Colombia-U.S. clash over deportations, Trump’s approach seems to be “cooperate or else.”
Trump Claims China Has 'Essentially Taken Over' The Panama Canal
President Donald Trump speaking to House Republicans said that "China essentially has taken over" the Panama Canal.
Panama: China does not have control of the canal, Panama says in anticipation of Rubio's visit
China does not control the Panama Canal, nor does it charge more tolls to the United States, says its former administrator, Jorge Quijano, in an interview with EFE in which he deconstructs the discourse used by US President Donald Trump to argue his intention to "regain" the operation of the route between the Atlantic and the Pacific.
China’s influence on Panama Canal poses ‘acute risks to US national security,’ Sen. Cruz warns
China's influence on the Panama Canal is a major risk to U.S. national security, Sen. Ted Cruz told lawmakers during a Senate ...
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‘We Cannot Turn a Blind Eye’ to China’s Role in Panama Canal, Sen. Cruz Says
Trump has called for the U.S. to take back control of the Panama Canal, warning of heavy Chinese activity in the region.
Senators raise concern about Chinese influence on Panama Canal operations
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Tuesday expressed alarm at China's influence on the Panama Canal, which President ...
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Senate Committee Examines Panama Canal's Impact on U.S. Trade, National Security
The US built the canal in the early 1900s to facilitate the transit of commercial and military vessels between the Atlantic ...
Sen. Cruz: China's influence on Panama Canal 'poses acute risks to US national security'
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, warns lawmakers about China during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation hearing.
Rubio's Central America trip aims to counter China, State Department says
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's trip to Central America, including Panama, is partially about countering China, a State ...
Panama Launches Charm Offensive in First Bilateral Meeting With Trump Administration
Central American nation offers closer cooperation on migration and security while seeking to ease U.S. fears about Chinese ...
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Rubio’s first foreign trip aimed at confronting Panama Canal security, immigration head on
Rubio’s Latin American trip highlights the region’s importance to U.S. national security and immigration crisis.