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Now, China is working on modernizing ports, building railways, and creating alternative routes that could complement—if not compete with—the Panama Canal.
China and the strategic Panama Canal are much on the minds of the western hemisphere security leaders and experts gathered at the 10th annual Hemispheric Security Conference at FIU.
The Panama Canal is owned by the Panama government, but is run like a private business. The Panama Canal Authority operates based on principles of supply and demand and provides a service to the ...
If China’s alleged influence over the canal wasn’t halted, Trump threatened to “take back” the iconic waterway that the US returned to Panama in 2000, employing military force if needed.
The United States and Panama will work together to “take back” the Panama Canal from “China’s influence,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said while visiting the country.
Chinese and Hong Kong authorities are scrutinizing a deal for BlackRock to acquire two ports on the Panama Canal, as the United States seeks to reclaim the Panama Canal.
The commentary warned that with the Trump administration threatening to raise tariffs on goods that arrive in Chinese-built ships at U.S. ports, China needs to preserve a presence in the Panama Canal.