Trump, Panama and China

Panama Complains To UN Over Trump Canal Threat, Starts Audit
Panama has complained to the United Nations over US President Donald Trump's "worrying" threat to seize the Panama Canal, even as it launched an audit of the Hong Kong-linked operator of two ports on the interoceanic waterway.
China Reacts to Trump Claim About Panama Canal Control
China has fired back at President Donald Trump, dismissing his claim that Beijing has seized control of the Panama Canal as baseless and provocative. Newsweek reached out by email to a Trump representative and to Hutchison Ports, a Hong Kong–based port operator that controls ports near the canal, for comment.
Panama and China push back against Trump’s canal threats
Panama and China have pushed back against United States President Donald Trump’s controversial claims regarding the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal “was not a gift” from the US, Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino said on Wednesday in response to Trump’s threat to seize control of the strategic waterway.
'Canal is and will remain Panama's': Panama complains to UN about Trump canal threat
Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino has denied that any other nation was interfering in the canal, which he said was operated on a principle of neutrality. "The canal is and will remain Panama's," Mulino said in response to Trump's threats.
Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat
Panama has complained to the United Nations over United States President Donald Trump's "worrying" threat to seize the Panama Canal, even as it launched an audit of the Hong Kong-linked operator of two ports on the interoceanic waterway.
Panama’s president ahead of Rubio’s visit: ‘I cannot negotiate’ on the canal
Panama President José Raúl Mulino has a message for Secretary of State Marco Rubio ahead of his impending diplomatic visit: The Panama Canal is not up for discussion. “It’s impossible,” Munilo said in Spanish at a press conference in Panama City on Thursday.
Rubio to Take up Trump's Panama Gambit, Migration Crusade in Latam Visit
When Marco Rubio arrives in Latin America this weekend on his first foreign trip as Donald Trump's secretary of state, he'll find a region reeling from the new administration's shock-and-awe approach to diplomacy.
Rubio backs Trump's controversial Greenland, Panama Canal acquisition plans
Rubio defended Trump's proposed territorial expansions as a 'national interest,' while Denmark and Greenland firmly rejected offers amid concerns over potential military action.
Panama protests ‘threat’ of force as Trump pushed to reclaim canal
The Panamanian government formally raised concerns with the United Nations over President Trump’s threats to retake the ...
Trump Has 'Compelling Argument' About Panama, Greenland: Top Republican
The president has repeatedly discussed his desire to "retake" the Panama Canal and take possession of Greenland.
America’s Fraught, Sometimes Deadly, History With the Panama Canal
President Trump’s push to take back control of the strategic waterway stokes memories of a period of U.S. imperial ambition ...
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Panama Complains To UN Over Donald Trump's Threat To Seize Canal
In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the government in Panama City referred ... repeated his complaint ...
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Panama president hits back at Trump and 'rejects' inaugural speech 'in its entirety'
The president of Panama has formally complained to the United Nations about President Donald Trump's "threats" to acquire the ...
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Panama files UN complaint over Trump's threat to seize control of canal, launches audit of port operator
Panama has formally lodged a complaint with the United Nations in response to US President Donald Trump's "worrying" threat ...
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The World Isn’t Ready for Trump’s Expansionist Foreign Policy
President Trump used his inauguration speech to double down on threats toward Panama. It revealed a much broader shift in ...
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On first trip, Rubio to wield big stick in Latin America
Traditionally, when US secretaries of state make their international debuts, they travel to major US allies and offer ...