The United States and Panama will work together to take back the Panama Canal from “China’s influence,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday while standing in front of the vital shipping lane.

Hegseth during a Tuesday ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new U.S.-financed dock on the Panama Canal said the U.S. “will not allow communist China or any other country to threaten the canal’s ope ...

After a visit by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in February Panama confirmed it would exit China's Belt and Road initiative, which is building major infrastructure ... saw Panama take control of ...

While visiting Panama this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not mention President Trump's pledge to take back the Panama Canal. Was it just a ploy to make Panama resolve to get tougher on ...

The United States and Panama have officially signed a new defense ... the Panama Canal, a move that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claims is critical to pushing back against China’s growing ...

The Panama Canal has been a focal point of President Trump's broadside against China since his inaugural speech, and it's getting new focus as Beijing looks at alternatives to trading with the U.S ...

The Chinese government responded after U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned Tuesday that the Panama Canal remains under persistent threat from China ... for a new U.S.-funded dock ...

China has held up the $23 billion sale of dozens of ports worldwide — including two key ports in the Panama Canal — to a group ... Trump is expected to announce a new round of so-called ...

PANAMA CITY — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together ... Speaking at a ribbon cutting for a new U.S.-financed ...

President Trump hints at a significant reduction in tariffs on China, suggesting a new phase in U.S.-China trade relations.- ...

PANAMA CITY — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together ... Speaking at a ribbon cutting for a new U.S.-financed ...