Since returning to office, President Trump has made repeated claims that China operates the Panama Canal and threatened to ...

The Trump administration threatening partners in the Americas may prove to be short-term tactical approach but it will not ...

PANAMA CITY ... fees to transit a zone that we are obligated to protect in a time of conflict.” Rubio had carried a message from Trump that China’s influence at the canal was unacceptable.

Panama on Thursday hit back at the United States’ claim that it had secured free passage for government vessels through the Panama Canal. Speaking with newsmen on Thursday, Panamanian President ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday voiced optimism that Panama would address concerns over Chinese influence in the Panama Canal, bringing down the tone after President Donald Trump’s ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised the Panamanian government’s decision to cut back its ties with the Chinese Communist Party following a trip to visit the Panama Canal. Rubio toured the ...

Rubio, traveling to the Central American country and touring the Panama Canal on his first foreign trip as top U.S. diplomat, held face-to-face talks with Mulino, who has resisted pressure from ...