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Mapping China’s influence around Panama Canal

Mapping China’s influence around the Panama Canal

President Donald Trump has made repeated claims that China “operates” the Panama Canal in recent weeks and has threatened to take back the waterway to block what he sees as Beijing’s increasing influence.

Boise State Public Radio · 3d

What's it like to report from the Panama Canal?

A team from NPR's All Things Considered went to Panama to report on the canal there, which has gained attention in recent months due to President Trump's comments about the U.S. taking control of it.

France 24 on MSN · 3d

Panama Canal caught in power struggle as US and China vie for trade dominance

The Panama Canal is one of several territories that US President Donald Trump says he wants the US to take control of, amid concerns about China's influence over the waterway. What worries the US is a Hong Kong-based company that manages the two ports of entrance.

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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 ...

Hosted on MSN26d

Emperor Trump’s New Map

Paul Weyrich, one of the founders of the Heritage Foundation, crowed, “The Panama Canal treaties put us on the map.” For Ronald Reagan ... abandoning this tradition by describing a Hobbesian ...

The Washington Post17d

Why the Panama Canal matters

Donald Trump has long been fixated on the Panama Canal, a crucial shipping route between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. He has railed against rising tolls on American ships (though the increases ...

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Panama Canal Fees Have Become a Flashpoint. Here’s Why They’ve Risen.

President Trump says the canal authority is overcharging. Recent increases are attributed in part to drought, maintenance ...

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