Rubio walks back State Department’s claim of free Panama Canal transit for US government vessels
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has walked back the assertion of the State Department that Panama “has agreed to no longer ...
Trump says China ‘operates’ the Panama Canal – how deep are Beijing’s ties to the key waterway?
Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama ...
Panamanians say the canal is theirs and always will be
A black, massive Hong Kong-registered ship inched its way through the churning waters of the Panama Canal — guided by ...
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Sovereignty, ownership, and the Panama Canal | Opinion
Back in 1903, the Republic of Panama (herein Panama) gave the United States (herein U.S.) possession of the Canal Zone, but not title, or sovereignty. It was a use, like a lease with a payment to ...
Panama’s careful course through the canal crisis sparked by Trump
Something very powerful is going to happen,” Trump warned from Washington, casting a shadow over Rubio’s diplomatic mission ...
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China derides U.S. "pressure and coercion" as Panama scraps Belt and Road deal with Beijing amid canal standoff
Beijing — China on Friday lashed out at what it called U.S. "coercion" after Panama declined to renew a key infrastructure agreement with Beijing following Washington's threat to take back the ...
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Panama Canal denies US claim of free passage through waterway
The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday denied the US State Department’s claim that US government vessels would be able to cross the canal without paying fees, likely ratcheting up tensions ...
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Trump says China ‘operates’ the Panama Canal – how deep are Beijing’s ties to the key waterway?
Hong Kong CNN — Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama Canal and ... special trade zones near Colon ...
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Rubio walks back State Department’s claim of free Panama Canal transit for US government vessels
Rubio said that the US would be obligated to protect the Panama Canal if it comes under attack, adding that he found it “absurd that we would have to pay fees to transit a zone that we are ...
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Panama’s president: No deal to allow US warships to use canal for free
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday rejected U.S. claims that American warships and boats can transit the Panama Canal without paying a standard fee. In a weekly news conference ...
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Panama Denies State Department’s Claim US Ships Can Pass Through Canal For Free
The Panama Canal Authority late Wednesday denied the State Department’s claim that it had agreed to a deal to allow U.S. vessels to pass through the canal without paying any toll or fees ...
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Panama's leader rejects State Department claim of deal for U.S. warships to traverse Panama Canal for free
Panama City — Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday denied the U.S. State Department's claim that his country had reached a deal to allow U.S. warships to transit the Panama Canal ...