Trump right to negate China’s influence over Panama Canal

Letters for Feb. 15: Trump right to negate China’s influence over the Panama Canal
Letter writers discuss Donald Trump’s promise to control the Panama Canal, DEI leveling the playing field and Trump’s response to the D.C. plane crash.
Why The Panama Canal Is At The Center Of A U.S.-China Power Struggle
The Trump administration is taking proactive measures to regain control over the Panama Canal and reduce Chinese influence at its ports.
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.
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.
Panama symbolises the Sino-American struggle for influence
Panama is in danger of becoming a case study of how an American hard-power win could become a soft-power loss. America did not need to resort to threats to combat Chinese influence in Panama, says Nehemías Jaén,
The Panama Canal has value to American business-but it has more value to China
President Trump has thrown down the gauntlet to the Panamanian government-threatening to retake the canal, by force if necessary. The question is: What triggered Donald Trump's attack? In the likeliest scenario,
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Climate change: The Panama community that fled its drowning island
The tiny island of Gardi Sugdub in Central America is at "imminent risk" from rising sea levels that will render it ...
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US-Panama Relations and the Future of the Panama Canal
In this episode of Need to Know, host John Milewski speaks with Benjamin Gedan, Director of the Wilson Center's Latin America Program, about the geopolitical and economic significance of the Panama ...
Lawmakers Back Trump's Push To Regain Control of the Panama Canal
President Donald Trump reaffirmed his Day 1 promise to seize control of the Panama Canal to counter China's alleged growing ...
Why the Panama Canal matters
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Panama in his first international trip. Here’s what to know about the Panama Canal ...
Trump, the Panama Canal and the Hong Kong Firm at the Heart of a Showdown
The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese ...
Panama’s president denies making a deal that US warships can transit the canal for free
Panama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing ...
Rubio embarks on mission impossible: Retake the Panama Canal
President Trump’s secretary of state arrived in Panama City on Saturday with a brazen mandate from his boss and a wary host.
Panama City Beach is getting a new City Hall due to increasing growth
Panama City Beach has outgrown its current city hall, prompting officials to purchase a new property for the city hall annex.
US deports to Panama nearly 120 migrants of different nationalities
The United States deported 119 people of different nationalities to Panama as part of an agreement between the administration ...