From the beginning of his second term, US President Donald Trump ... “China does not operate this canal and China will not weaponize this canal. “Together with Panama in the lead, we will keep the ...

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.

The US will not allow China to "threaten" the operations of the Panama Canal, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned during a visit to the Central American nation on Tuesday. Hegseth is the second ...

"The United States will not allow China or any other nation ... US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (2nd R) visits the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal accompanied by Panama Canal ...

Hegseth is the second senior US official to visit Panama since President Donald Trump took office in January vowing to "take back" the US-built canal to counter what he sees as China's influence over ...

United States President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for America to “reclaim” the Panama Canal from what he termed ...

The United States will "take back" the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on ...

U.S. officials don’t deny China’s right to invest in Panama, it is after all the second-biggest user of the Panama Canal, after the United States. But they question the opaque tactics of China ...

From the beginning of his second term ... “China does not operate this canal and China will not weaponize this canal. “Together with Panama in the lead, we will keep the canal secure and ...

Hegseth is the second senior US official to visit Panama since President Donald Trump took office in January vowing to "take back" the US-built canal to counter what he sees as China's influence ...