When the Panama Canal was unveiled by the United States in 1914, the roughly 50-mile-long waterway symbolized American power ...

Panama has owned and administered the Panama Canal for nearly three decades. President Trump wants to change that to counter ...

In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump reiterated threats he has made about the Panama Canal, claiming, "we're taking it back." He'd previously declared that the rates Panama charges for ...

The neutrality of the nearly 50-mile canal, through which nearly 15,000 ships transit each year, is enshrined in Panama’s ...

The US handed control of the canal to Panama on Dec. 31 ... especially for time-sensitive or perishable goods. The canal’s construction began in 1880 under Ferdinand de Lesseps, who built ...

“The United States, I mean think of this, spent more money than ever spent on a project before and lost 38,000 lives in the building of the Panama Canal,” Trump said during his speec ...

A military operation against a tiny neighbor would destroy US credibility in Latin America and provide a boost for China and ...

The United States began building the canal in 1904, the year after Panama gained independence from Colombia with U.S. support. The project was completed in 1914 as part of efforts to cut the ...

The website of the Panama Canal Authority estimates that 25,000 people died during its construction. However, "according to hospital records, 5,609 lives were lost from disease and accidents ...

including in a number of construction deals, and it does manage two of Panama’s five main ports. But it plays no role in managing the canal. Beijing has repeatedly rejected Trump’s claims.