U.S. Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth said on Wednesday he sees the Panama Canal as key terrain that Panama should secure ...

(UPDATE) PANAMA CITY — The United States will not allow China to "threaten" the operations of the Panama Canal, US Defense ...

China did not build this canal. China does not operate this canal and China will not weaponize this canal,” the Pentagon ...

PANAMA CITY — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that ...

The United States will "take back" the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on ...

He highlighted the growing security relationship between Washington and Panama City to counter Beijing ... The comments ...

Panama's president has denied claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that America is literally retaking the canal.

While visiting Panama this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not mention President Trump's pledge to take back the ...

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

The meeting comes amid tensions over U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated assertions that the United States is being overcharged to use the Panama Canal and that China has influence over its ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday focused again on China's presence in the western hemisphere, one day after calling the world power a threat to the Panama Canal. Speaking at a ...

Alvin Holsey pose for a photo during a tour of the Panama Canal’s Miraflores Locks, in Panama City, Tuesday, April 8, 2025.