Rubio says Panama must reduce China’s influence around canal zone or face possible U.S. action
S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Sunday that the Central American ally must ...
‘There will be many casualties’: Panama girds for war as Rubio opens talks
PANAMA CITY — Marco Rubio’s weekend visit to Panama is set to offer clues to a pressing question: whether the next four years ...
Crux5d
As Church stresses Panama’s sovereignty, government promises U.S. it will end deal with China
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio seemed to score a “win” for President Donald Trump after Panamanian leader President José ...
The New York Times5d
In Panama, Rubio Says China Threatens Canal, Demanding ‘Immediate’ Action
Mr. Trump has falsely claimed that China “operates” the canal ... Ahead of the secretary of state’s visit, Panamanian flags covered the streets of Panama City and the former Canal Zone ...
The Columbian6d
Rubio to Panama: Reduce China’s influence at canal
He acknowledged that China’s role in the ports at ... carrying Panamanian flags and shouting “Marco Rubio out of Panama,” “Long live national sovereignty” and “One territory, one ...
Why the US is claiming China’s presence violates the Panama neutrality treaty
Some U.S. lawmakers and officials are touting a nearly half-century-old treaty between the United States and Panama to ...
CNN8d
Does a ‘foreign power’ threaten the Panama Canal? Here’s what you need to know
“Above all China is operating the Panama Canal and ... Trump’s dream of flying a US flag over the Panama Canal would come at a much higher cost than he appears to have calculated.
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Rubio to Panama: China exerting ‘unacceptable’ control of canal
The statement did not detail what the U.S. perceives as China’s undue influence ... about 200 people marched in Panama City, carrying Panamanian flags and shouting, "Marco Rubio out of Panama ...
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Summing Up the U.S., the Panama Canal and China
Over three-quarters of all vessels passing through the canal originate in or are bound for the U.S., but the canal's tolling system does not differentiate by flag ... China's presence around the ...
Daily Maverick on MSN1d
Panama Canal takeover threat has China focus
U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing to “take back” the Panama Canal, the world’s second busiest interoceanic waterway, spurring concerns that the United States could invade the Central American ...
Washington Times7d
Mulino: Panama will not be renewing deal on China’s Belt and Road Initiative
The president did say Panama would not be renewing its agreement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative ... carrying Panamanian flags and shouting “Marco Rubio out of Panama,” “Long live ...