President Donald Trump has made repeated claims that China “operates” the Panama Canal in recent weeks and has threatened to ...

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Panama may be the first subject of Trump’s geopolitical sabre-rattling with China, but it will certainly not be the last.

It was the first public announcement of promises hinted at by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said that Panama offered concessions during his talks on Sunday.

Panama on Thursday rejected the United States’ claim that it had secured free passage for government vessels through the Panama Canal while bowing to US pressure to quit a key Chinese project.

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"With absolute responsibility, the Panama Canal Authority, as it has indicated, is willing to establish a dialogue with the ...

"Currently, the cooperation between China and Panama under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative is proceeding ...