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 brought a warning to Panamanian leader José Raúl Mulino on Sunday: Immediately reduce what
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Foreign investors’ use of tax havens as murky as the Panama Canal
Analysis: Trump's bogey CK Hutchison Holdings doesn't just charge high fees to American shipping firms; it also shifts money out of NZ via Caribbean tax havens, writes Edward Miller.
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 ...
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 ...
Trump’s Envoy Lets Loose on the Panama Canal and ‘Imminent’ Change in Cuba
The role of Trump’s regional enforcer is a natural one for the Miami native.