The Chinese Communist Party has begun playing hardball in negotiations over future control of the Panama Canal as United ...

Meanwhile, Hutchison continues to own and operate the Panama ports. The Trump administration had originally threatened to ...

China is pushing for state-owned ship operator Cosco to acquire a controlling stake in a $22.8 billion deal for global ports ...

Nearly a year after CK Hutchison agreed to sell its Panama Canal terminals, the deal is still stuck. Political pressure from ...

US envoy’s coastguard visit near Panama comes as Beijing presses for Cosco control and Washington pushes back.

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(CNN) — Panama City (AP) — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure.

Dec. 18, 2025 – 01:42 – The Chinese Communist Party has begun playing hardball in negotiations over future control of the ...

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 accusing the country of ceding control of the ...

World News 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 ...