We found no evidence of the canal being under China's control, as claimed by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

A post on X claims that the U.S. never “owned” the Panama Canal. Verdict: Misleading The U.S. signed a treaty in 1903 that ...

Incoming US president has repeatedly stated that Beijing is ‘operating’ the crucial waterway – an untruth, but one that gets ...

The Panama Canal was built by the US in the early 1900s, and Washington controlled it for decades. Panamanians now run the canal's operations linking the Atlantic and Pacific, but Donald Trump might ...

Donald Trump has refused to rule out using military force to retake the Panama Canal that was returned by the US to Panama ...

President-elect Donald J. Trump refused on Tuesday to rule out the use of military or economic coercion to force Panama to ...

# The Panama Canal is a vital conduit for global trade, and its neutrality and accessibility benefit all nations, including the United States. Given that President-elect Trump has expressed concerns, ...

which refused to ratify a subsequent 1901 treaty licensing U.S. interests to build the Panama Canal. President Theodore Roosevelt responded to Colombia’s refusal by dispatching U.S. warships to Panama ...

The president-elect inaccurately said that Chinese soldiers operate the Panama Canal. But China’s strategic positions in ...

“The Panama Canal is doing quite well,” Donald Trump beamed in June 2017 during one of his earliest meetings with another world leader. “I think we did a good job building it.” Then ...

The administrator of the Panama Canal has responded to criticisms from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, denying that there ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Panama celebrated on Tuesday the 25th anniversary of the transfer ...