In December 2024, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump began repeatedly calling for the return of the Panama Canal to the United States. In a Dec. 21, 2024 post on his social media platform Truth ...

A Hong Kong conglomerate that's selling ports at the Panama Canal said Monday it may seek a Chinese investor to join a ...

The talks involve incorporating a significant Chinese strategic investor into the bid, according to a Reuters report.

CK Hutchison seeks a major Chinese investor to join a consortium bidding for its $22.8 billion ports business. The ...

CK Hutchison Holdings' plan to sell its Panama Canal ports to a consortium including BlackRock has faced geopolitical ...

Greenland is located to the northeast of Canada. The largest island in the world, it is about 836,000 square miles, around the size of Sweden. It is largely covered by the Greenland Ice Sheet and ...

The Canal Zone in Panama had been under U.S. control for nearly 75 years. But in 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed treaties with Panama's leader, Gen. Omar Torrijos.

Where is Greenland and why does President Trump want it? Greenland is located to the northeast of Canada. The largest island in the world, it is about 836,000 square miles, around the size of Sweden.

The Panama Canal, located at the narrowest part of the isthmus between North and South America, is one of the most strategically important waterways in the world.

Over the years, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has seen significant Chinese involvement in Latin America. Panama, with its strategic location and the canal, is a key node in this initiative.

So the canal authority has been looking for ways to get more fresh water to the canal, and they've basically zeroed in on one location where they intend to build a dam.