Panama denied a claim made by the State Department on Wednesday that the Central American nation had agreed to no longer ...

President Trump is wrong when he says China controls the Panama Canal. But the U.S. rival does have influence there, and the ...

The Trump administration is taking proactive measures to regain control over the Panama Canal and reduce Chinese influence at ...

Why is the canal key for the U.S.? The Panama Canal, an 82-km (51-mile) artificial waterway that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, saves ships thousands of miles and weeks of travel.

Donald Trump has long been fixated on the Panama Canal, a crucial shipping route between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. He has railed against rising tolls on American ships (though the increases ...

"That is sealed. The canal belongs to Panama." The canal, an 82-km (51-mile) artificial waterway that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and is key to global trade flows, is operated by the ...

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides ... Sign up for it here. When the Panama Canal was unveiled by the United States in 1914, the roughly 50-mile-long waterway ...

won the rights to manage two ports — Balboa on the Pacific side and Cristóbal on the Atlantic side. The Trump administration argues that China could use those ports to turn the Panama Canal ...

No. It is run by the Panama Canal Authority. But two of the five ports adjacent to the canal, Balboa and Cristóbal, which sit on the Pacific and Atlantic sides respectively, have since 1996 been ...

The Panama Canal serves as a vital trade route, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and facilitating 40% of US container traffic. "We cannot allow any foreign power — particularly China ...

Marco Rubio’s trip should focus on countering Chinese investment in Latin America and helping Panama stem illegal migration. Trump Is a Man With a Panama Canal Plan It should come as no ...