Rubio walks back State Department’s claim of free Panama Canal transit for US government vessels
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has walked back the assertion of the State Department that Panama “has agreed to no longer ...
The Panama Canal: A Trump obsession more sideshow than substance
For decades, Trump has railed against Jimmy Carter’s decision to give the canal to Panama.
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 ...
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Beyond the Canal: The Real Risk of China’s Engagement in Panama
China’s combination of presence, influence, and compromising relationships within Panama’s elite gives it numerous ...
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Panama rejects US free passage claim over canal, pulls out of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Panama yesterday rejected the United States’ claim of securing free passage for its government vessels through the Panama ...
Panama Leader Accuses US of ‘Lies’ in Dispute Over Canal
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Panama's president denies making a deal that US warships can transit the canal for free
Panama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing ...
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Panama caved on the canal after Trump channeled Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan
Panama had signed up to Belt and Road in 2017 ... to Panamanian discontent over a foreign country controlling the Canal Zone. Henry Kissinger warned of “riots all over Latin America” if ...
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Panama Canal Fee Dispute Sparks Diplomatic Tension
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino denied US claims of an agreement for free warship transit through the Panama Canal. Mulino clarified that he lacks the authority to waive canal fees, countering a ...
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Panama criticizes State Department’s claim US government vessels can freely transit canal as an ‘intolerable’ falsehood
The president’s comments come after the Panama Canal Authority denied it had made any adjustments to tolls and fees for vessels transiting the waterway in a statement late Wednesday.