Following Trump's remarks on Greenland and the Panama Canal, Newsweek has mapped what U.S. control of the regions would look like.

A map created by Newsweek shows the 43 facilities at stake, ... which will reduce their control over the Panama Canal area," U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters Friday.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Sunday that the Central American ally must immediately reduce Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or ...

The neutrality of the nearly 50-mile canal, through which nearly 15,000 ships transit each year, is enshrined in Panama’s Constitution and is enforced by the autonomous Panama Canal Authority.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urges Panama to reduce Chinese influence over the Panama Canal, raising tensions in U.S.-Panama relations. Skip to content NOWCAST KOAT Action 7 News at 10pm ...

The canal authority had contemplated that option for decades, especially as the population of the Panama City metro area swelled to 2.5 million, increasing demand for drinking water.

Nation & World News; Rubio says Panama must reduce Chinese influence around canal area or US will act. Published: ; Feb. 02, 2025, 2:39 p.m.