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. Hegseth’s remarks triggered a ...

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 ...

Hegseth is first US defense secretary to visit in decades Panama wrestles with US concerns about Chinese investment US handed waterway to Panama in 1999 PANAMA CITY, April 8 (Reuters ...

1) The Panama Canal is a chokepoint for global trade. Today, the canal handles 5 percent of all maritime trade and 40 percent of all U.S. container ship traffic. It was originally built by the U.S ...