A huge deal President Donald Trump touted as a victory in his campaign to “take back” the Panama Canal from China could be on the rocks amid pushback from Beijing.

Explore the geopolitical reasons behind Trump's renewed interest in the Panama Canal, a key waterway with immense global ...

The American leader has repeatedly stated his intention to regain US control of the Panama Canal and claimed that the agreement with Panama allowed China to profit, posing a threat to US security and ...

Coercion could backfire. Although it will not always be China that benefits—many Asian countries hedge beyond the great powers—China’s geographic proximity, extensive economic ties with the region, ...