Senators sound alarm over growing Chinese influence at Panama Canal
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), the chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, discussed a scenario in which China could disrupt U.S. trade by blocking off the canal.
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US senators examine China's influence over Panama Canal
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Senators raise concern about Chinese influence on Panama Canal operations
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Tuesday expressed alarm at China's influence on the Panama Canal, which President Donald Trump has vowed the United States would take back.
DHS chief Noem in New York for immigrant raids; Senate to hear about Panama Canal: Live updates
President Trump's priorities of immigration enforcement and promoting U.S. interests in the Panama Canal lead the political agenda in Washington.
Senate examines Panama Canal’s impact on national security
After President Donald Trump’s pledge to regain control of the Panama Canal, lawmakers in Congress are taking a closer look at the key shipping channel.
Trump’s Panama Canal threats leave country’s officials scrambling for answers
The new Panamanian ambassador was given strict instructions as he prepared to meet then-President Donald Trump one day in 2019: Do not engage him in any substantive discussion of critical issues.
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Trump Vows to Take Back Panama Canal, Talks of 'Manifest Destiny' in Space
Trump Vows to Take Back Panama Canal, Talks of 'Manifest Destiny' in Space By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would take back the Panama Canal as he delivered an ...
US has options to address Chinese influence in Panama, US official says
The head of the Federal Maritime Commission will tell a U.S. Senate committee that the United States has options to address the growing presence of China and Chinese firms in Panama.
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Why Is Trump threatening to take control of the Panama Canal?
Newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump is pushing to “take back” the Panama Canal, the world’s second busiest interoceanic waterway,
Rubio's Central America trip aims to counter China, State Department says
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's trip to Central America, including Panama, is partially about countering China, a State Department spokesperson told Fox Business, as new President Donald Trump is pushing to "take back" the Panama Canal.
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U.S. can 'preemptively' defend Panama Canal, expert tells Senate
Speaking at a Senate Committee hearing on the Panama Canal and its impact on U.S. trade and national security, George Mason University professor Eugene Kontorovich said that when U.S. President Jimmy Carter agreed to hand over the canal to Panama in 1977, there was an understanding that the waterway would remain permanently neutral.
US senators examine China’s influence over Panama Canal
Treaty allows for canal's takeover, witnesses tell Senate panel, but they provide no evidence Chinese port operations breach neutrality US senators heard sharply different analyses about Chinese influence over the Panama Canal on Wednesday,