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

US has concerns over Chinese influence in Panama's infrastructure Panama exited China's Belt and Road Initiative, aligns with ...

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

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

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

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

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

PANAMA CITY — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth focused again on China's presence in the Western Hemisphere Wednesday, ...

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

Panama and the US appear to have agreed to let American warships use the Panama Canal, effectively for free. But beneath the agreement is an ongoing threat to Panamanian sovereignty over the use of ...

Donald Trump has complained about the U.S. relinquishing control of the waterway to Panama more than 20 years ago and has ...

After talks with Panama's government, Hegseth vowed to deepen security cooperation with Panamanian security forces and said ...