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China will not 'threaten' Panama Canal

Panama and US lock in new security pact for Canal as China tensions simmer

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.

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US-China rivalry over Panama Canal sparks tensions, leaving Panama caught in war of words

Panama promotes itself “as the bridge of the world, heart of the universe” but lately the narrow Central American Isthmus and its namesake canal that joins the Atlantic to the Pacific have become the setting for a bitter clash between the world’s two preeminent economic superpowers.

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Panama Should Secure Canal With US Not China, Hegseth Says

U.S. Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth said on Wednesday he sees the Panama Canal as key terrain that Panama should secure together with the United States and not with China, adding it was important to protect it from "malign" influence.

US and Panama come to agreement giving fast pass through canal

The Trump administration has made the security of the canal, built by the U.S. more than a century ago, a top priority for ...

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Trump administration doubles down on Panama Canal control

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed on Tuesday to work with Panama to “take back the Panama Canal from China’s influence.

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Hegseth: US, Panama will ‘take back’ canal from Chinese influence

The United States and Panama will work together to take back the Panama Canal from “China’s influence,” Defense Secretary ...

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Panama Canal ports sale has been put on hold by Chinese regulators

(CNN) — Chinese antitrust regulators are investigating a US consortium’s deal for two ports in the Panama Canal zone, reportedly delaying the deal’s closing that was originally set for next ...

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