Trump wants control over the canal, which is key for transporting U.S. petroleum products to growing Asia markets.

The Defense secretary promoted working with 'like-minded allies and partners' after Trump repeatedly threatened to take over ...

Hegseth (center) toured the Panama Canal's Miraflores Locks in Panama City ... to say 'We can build better ports, we can do more trade, we can build better factories, we can do better business ...

He warned Hegseth: "Do you want to create a mess ... influence have prompted mass demonstrations. By law, Panama operates the canal, giving access to all nations. But the US president has zeroed ...

The notion that the Panama Canal is under China’s influence is a “total misperception”, a top official from the Central American nation has said, adding that his country must explain this to ...

The Panama Canal Authority confirmed in a press release ... There's a mutual respect, and I think, ultimately, what President Trump wants to do is reestablish American manufacturing and not ...

“Everyone knows who wants to control the Panama Canal,” ministry spokesperson Lin ... “I don’t know anything about blackmail … but I do know about strength, peace through strength ...

"We do not seek war with China ... a deal to offload 43 ports in 23 countries -- including its two on the Panama Canal -- to a consortium led by US asset manager BlackRock for $19 billion in ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned there’s so much communism in the air at the Panama Canal you can “feel it.” “I want ...

The US built the Panama Canal between 1904 and 1914 ... to say 'We can build better ports, we can do more trade, we can build better factories, we can do better business with you'." ...

“China has too much influence over the Panama Canal and America is gonna take it back,” as Hegseth reiterated during his Fox interview on Sunday. “That’s exactly what I was charged to ...

Control over key Panama Canal ports would have provided China with yet another pressure point to influence U.S. trade policy, push Trump to alleviate tariffs, or extract concessions during ...