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.
Rubio says Panama must reduce Chinese influence around the canal or face possible US action
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told Panama’s president that the country must reduce Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or face potential retaliation from the Trump administration.
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.
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,

US deports 119 migrants to Panama

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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 ...
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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 ...
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How seizing the Panama Canal fits into Trump’s vision for Latin America
The Trump administration is framing the President’s vow to take back the Panama Canal as an economic investment, not “imperialistic expansion." ...
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 ...
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.
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Rubio visiting Central America with the Panama Canal and immigration top of mind
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday there will be no negotiation with the United States over ...
What happened when the US military invaded Panama? Overwhelming force and deafening non-stop rock.
Trump's Panama Canal threats are the latest in a long history of US interest and involvement in Panama. America invaded a few ...