The critical waterway has a complex history. Why does Trump want it back? And what does China have to do with it?

US President Donald Trump wants to regain control of the Panama Canal, claiming that American ships are being ‘severely overcharged’ by Panama. With the canal under Panama’s control for over two ...

The government of Panama owns the 82km (51-mile) canal. Panama was handed ownership of the canal on December 31, 1999, under a 1977 treaty signed by former US President Jimmy Carter and former ...

Who owns the canal? Constructed by the United States mainly with Afro-Caribbean labor and opened in 1914, the canal was ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Jorge Quijano, former Panama Canal administrator from 2012 to 2019. He disagrees with the Trump administration's assertions about Chinese influence over the Panama Canal.

President Donald Trump says China is running the Panama Canal and “we’re gonna take it back, or something very powerful’s ...

Panama City (AFP ... Here's what we know: Who owns the canal? Constructed by the United States mainly with Afro-Caribbean labor and opened in 1914, the canal was administered by America ...

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the mountain was named for McKinley in 1896 by William Andrews Dickey, a prospector ...

the Panama Canal Authority — not China — owns and operates the canal itself. Also, drought has reduced the amount of water needed for ships’ passage, reducing the number of ships transiting ...