Jan 9, 2025 · The Panama Canal’s origins and US intervention are inextricably intertwined. After failed negotiations with Colombia, the United States pivoted to support Panamanian independence in 1903, with President Theodore Roosevelt employing “gun boat diplomacy” to deter Colombian resistance to the movement. The reward for military support and US recognition of the Republic of Panama was the Hay ...

3 days ago · The Panama Canal facilitates 40 percent of U.S. seaborne container traffic and six percent of all global trade, but China has exploited Panama’s institutional weakness to evade U.S. sanctions and impose unfair charges on U.S. commerce and Naval ships. Additionally, Sen. Cruz pointed out how one of the hearing’s witnesses, legal scholar ...

2 days ago · The flags of Panama and China are seen during a meeting held with Chinese and Panamanian companies to sign several trade agreements, in Panama City, Panama August 26, 2024.

3 days ago · Panama and China deepen economic ties . For decades after its completion in 1914,the United States administered the Panama Canal, an 82 kilometer (51-mile) waterway connecting the Pacific and ...

Jan 15, 2025 · In 2017, China scored a major victory when Panama cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, the self-governing island that China claims as its territory, and recognized Beijing instead. Panama had been...

Jan 23, 2025 · Panama strongly rebuked Trump’s comments, with President José Raúl Mulino saying the canal “is and will continue to be Panama’s.” Mulino also rejected Trump’s claim that China controls ...

China–Panama relations are the bilateral relationships between the People's Republic of China and Republic of Panama. Relations between Panama and the Qing dynasty began in 1909 and modern relations between Panama and the Beiyang government of …

Apr 4, 2024 · On the night of March 11, 2024, the new ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Panama, Xu Xueyuan, arrived at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City. Ambassador Xu is a career...

Oct 23, 2022 · In Panama, a bridge to connect the country highlights China’s growing diplomatic presence and sway, while the U.S. goes four-and-a-half years without an ambassador.

Mar 25, 2023 · Since establishing ties in 2017, China has invested significant effort in Panama and made important, if uneven, progress in building influence. From March 12-18, I traveled to Panama to...