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US-China rivalry over Panama Canal sparks tensions, leaving Panama caught in war of words
Panama promotes itself “as the bridge of the world, heart of the universe” but lately the narrow Central American Isthmus and ...
Panama and US lock in new security pact for Canal as China tensions simmer
Panama and the U.S. signed a new security pact on the canal, boosting defense ties as tensions with China over Latin American ...
Pete Hegseth vows to ‘take back’ Panama Canal from ‘China’s influence’
China did not build this canal. China does not operate this canal and China will not weaponize this canal,” the Pentagon ...
Hegseth on countering China: ‘We’ve been sort of asleep at the wheel’
Hegseth’s tune on Panama is decidedly different from the rhetoric employed by Trump following his November election victory.
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US defense secretary says China is a threat to Panama Canal, spurring a fiery response from Beijing
PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but ...
US, Panama ‘taking back’ canal from ‘China's influence,’ says Hegseth
Defense Secretary Hegseth said the U.S. and Panama are strengthening security ties and "together" will "take back" the canal ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth touts 'historic' deals to deter 'Chinese influence' in Panama Canal
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth breaks down recent arrangements around the Panama Canal and addresses rising temperatures in ...
US to 'take back' Panama Canal from Chinese influence, visiting Pentagon chief says
The United States will "take back" the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on ...
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Hegseth is to travel to Panama for meetings following Trump's demands for the canal
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Panama next week to meet its leaders following recent U.S. allegations of ...
Hegseth rebuffs China’s influence at Panama Canal
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US Defense Secretary Hegseth visits Panama to denounce China’s ‘threat’ to Panama Canal
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United ...
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US-China rivalry over Panama Canal sparks tensions, leaving Panama caught in war of words
The escalating war of words between the US and China over the canal has left Panama – which does not have a military – baffled and brings to mind the old proverb of how “when elephants fight ...