Trump wants control over the canal, which is key for transporting U.S. petroleum products to growing Asia markets.

February 19, 2025, Video: "Since returning to office, President Trump has made repeated claims that China operates the Panama Canal and threatened to take it back from the Panama Canal Authority, ...

The French began work on a canal through Panama in 1880. After nine years dealing ... Milestones in the History of U. S. Foreign Relations. Roosevelt believed the construction of the canal would ...

The Panama Canal is one of the most important waterways in the world, with about 7% of global trade passing through. It also relies heavily on rainfall. Without enough freshwater flowing in ...

China’s efforts to stop the sale of a company that manages Panama Canal ports is proving President Trump dead right about the strategically vital waterway. Trump & Co. warn that Beijing’s ...

Donald Trump's speech to Congress on March 4 was filled with lies and misinformation, from transgenic mice to talking about ...

Perhaps the recent fuss over the Panama Canal will deliver one worthy result: U.S. Navy ships won’t have to pay a fee to move through the isthmus that divides two oceans. If that’s the outcome ...

China's fury at the sale of Panama Canal ports to a US-led consortium reflects how container hubs have become prized currency as Beijing and Washington vie for global influence, analysts say.

Australia, eternally loyal to Washington, would likely smile nervously and go along with whatever happens. If Trump rebranded ...

CK Hutchison, one of the largest conglomerates in Hong Kong, earlier this month announced plans to sell its stake in two ports on the Panama Canal to a group of US investors led by BlackRock.