Does China have a presence in the Panama Canal? The Trump administration’s key concern is found at either end of the waterway, where two of the five ports that service the canal are operated by ...

Italian billionaire Gianluigi Aponte’s Terminal Investment Ltd. is reportedly leading the deal, with investments from BlackRock and its Global Infrastructure Partners unit.

Beijing has renewed its warning to other countries not to strike deals with the United States on terms that come at China's expense - ahead of Washington's looming deadline to conclude tariff ...

China’s influence on the Panama Canal poses "acute risks to U.S. national security," Sen. Ted Cruz is warning Tuesday, alleging the Chinese Communist Party has taken a "militaristic interest" in ...

Chinese regulators have blocked a $23 billion sale of key ports, including two in the Panama Canal, to a group led by BlackRock. REUTERS. China President Xi Jinping is reportedly “angry” over ...

Panama and the U.S. signed a new security pact on the canal, boosting defense ties as tensions with China over Latin American influence continue to rise.

Panama strongly rebuked Trump’s comments, with President José Raúl Mulino saying the canal “is and will continue to be Panama’s.” Mulino also rejected Trump’s claim that China controls ...

The United States will not allow China to jeopardize the operations of the Panama Canal, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned during a visit to the Central American nation on Tuesday. Hegseth ...

PANAMA CITY, Panama — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China, but that together the U.S. and Panama will keep it secure.

PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure.

The transaction, which includes strategically important Panama Canal ports, has drawn scrutiny from both Washington and ...

And we didn’t give it to China. We gave it to Panama, and we’re taking it back,” Trump claimed in his inaugural speech last month. There’s no evidence that China controls the canal, ...