Panama, China and Trump

How much control does China really have over the Panama Canal?
China may have investments in the operations of the Panama Canal but its soldiers are not operating it.
China Reacts to Trump Claim About Panama Canal Control
China has fired back at President Donald Trump, dismissing his claim that Beijing has seized control of the Panama Canal as baseless and provocative. Newsweek reached out by email to a Trump representative and to Hutchison Ports,
Can the US take back the Panama Canal? Why does Trump want it?
In his inaugural speech, President Donald Trump repeated his plan to regain control of the Panama Canal. Can he?
Behind Trump’s Panama Canal Complaints Are Rising Worries About China
As he took office Monday, President Trump repeated his goal of taking back the Panama Canal. China is “operating the Panama Canal,” Trump said, and accused the canal authority of overcharging the U.S.
Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump’s comments on canal
U.S. President Donald Trump’s insistence that he wants to have the Panama Canal back under U.S. control is feeding nationalist sentiment and worry in Panama, home to the critical trade route and a country familiar with U.
Panama Complains To UN Over Trump Canal Threat, Starts Audit
Panama has complained to the United Nations over US President Donald Trump's "worrying" threat to seize the Panama Canal, even as it launched an audit of the Hong Kong-linked operator of two ports on the interoceanic waterway.
Russia sounds off on Trump’s threat to retake the Panama Canal
Russia’s foreign ministry has called on Trump to reaffirm the current international agreement surrounding the Panama Canal and to leave it in control of the nation of Panama.
Why Trump Sees a Chinese Threat at the Panama Canal, and Locals Don’t
The new administration sees Chinese-owned infrastructure as leverage over the waterway. Panama and some former U.S. military officials say concerns are overblown.
China influence over Panama Canal has been a US concern for years
Trump's claim that Chinese soldiers exercise authority over the Panama Canal is inaccurate, but his assertion that China manipulates the use of the passage is a long-held U.S. concern.
Does China 'operate' Panama Canal, as Trump says?
During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump doubled down on his assertion that China runs the Panama Canal. "China is operating the Panama Canal and we didn't give it to China. We gave it to Panama and we're taking it back,
Trump Vows to Take Back Panama Canal, Talks of 'Manifest Destiny' in Space
Monrovia NSU CHALLENGER bulk carrier transits the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Aris Martinez/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would take back the Panama Canal as he delivered an inauguration speech in which he invoked the 19th century expansionist doctrine of "Manifest Destiny" in laying out plans for space exploration.
Panama turned its canal into a money-maker. History shows why Trump’s threats are sounding the alarm bells
More than 100 years after the construction of the engineering marvel that linked the Atlantic and Pacific oceans — and 25 ...
Panama Mulls Calling UN Security Council Meeting over Donald Trump Threats
Panama has reportedly submitted a formal letter to the U.N. rejecting Trump's statement about reclaiming the canal. The ...
Fact Check: Panama did not double tariffs for US warships transiting Canal
A fake quote attributed to Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino, saying that his country would double the tariffs for U.S.