Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama ...

Panama's decision to leave a key investment deal with China has drawn accusations from Beijing of "pressure and coercion" by ...

President José Mulino said Panama's sovereignty over the world's second busiest waterway is not up for discussion.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday he had "zero doubt" that China has a contingency plan to shut down the Panama ...

Speaking to reporters, Trump cited China as his reasoning and suggested it has taken complete control of the key waterway.

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 claimed in his inaugural speech last month. There’s no evidence that China controls the canal, which is run by an independent authority ...

“China is running the Panama Canal that was not given to China, that was given to Panama foolishly,” Trump told reporters on Sunday at Joint Base Andrews. “But they violated the ...