US pressure has forced Panama to quit China’s Belt and Road Initiative – it could set the pattern for further superpower clashes
Following Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the US needs to “ take back ” the Panama canal from Chinese control, the US ...
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Panama Exits China’s Belt and Road Amid U.S. Tensions
China criticized the U.S. for smearing and sabotage of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Panama, following the South ...
China derides U.S. "pressure and coercion" as Panama scraps Belt and Road deal with Beijing amid canal standoff
Panama's decision to leave a key investment deal with China has drawn accusations from Beijing of "pressure and coercion" by ...
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 ...
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Panama Canal Transits Drop in Favor of Alternatives
Between September 2024 and January 2025, ship capacity in deadweight tonnes transiting through the Panama Canal was 10% lower ...
Facing Threat Of U.S. Invasion, A Deal Is Panama’s Best Defense
With few options and time running out, a deal may prove to be Panama's best defense. The cost of occupying the canal may make ...
“Troubling”: Panama Agrees to Anti-Migrant Collaboration After Trump Threatens to Retake Canal
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Latin America on his first foreign trip in his new post. One of his stops is ...
Guatemala gives Rubio a second deportation deal for migrants being sent home from the US
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the United States ...
Rubio heads to Central America as Trump admin attempts crackdown on migration to US
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Panama on Saturday for his first trip as the United States’ top diplomat that ...
Trump’s special envoy met Maduro ahead of Rubio’s first trip to Latin America
President Donald Trump’s envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, met with Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro on Friday, just before Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a fierce opponent of ...
US envoy calls China's presence around Panama Canal a security concern
Ahead of U.S. top diplomat Marco Rubio's visit to the country, US envoy Mauricio Claver-Carone put the onus on Panama to ...
Rubio Chooses Central America For First Trip Amid Panama Canal Pressure
Marco Rubio will make his first trip as US secretary of state to Central American nations including Panama, a spokeswoman said Thursday, after President Donald Trump threatened to seize the Panama ...