China Hits Back at Trump on Panama Canal

Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang discusses China’s influence in the Panama Canal region and other parts of the ...
The announcement of his pick for ambassador comes after Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal.
AFP via Getty Images Yet despite the assurances in these agreements, the sad truth is the Panama Canal is already in the “wrong hands”: China’s. In 1996, Panama made a 25-year agreement to ...
The U.S. acquired the rights to build and operate the canal in the early 20th century, but at the time, Panama was in the ...
The Panama Canal remains a critical asset for U.S. strategic interests, echoing the Monroe Doctrine and Roosevelt Corollary in our modern context. As China extends its economic influence in Panama, ...
President-elect Donald Trump’s threat last weekend to reclaim the Panama Canal was designed to make clear that “decades of U.S. commerce financing China’s growth and strategic footprint in ...
The anniversary comes two days after the death of former US president Jimmy Carter, at age 100, who signed the canal treaties ...
There may be only one way for the president-elect to take the Panama Canal: war. Former U.S. ambassador to Panama John Feeley ...