China, Panama and Donald Trump

Panama Wants to Preserve U.S. Alliance, but Trump Could Push It Closer to China
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threat to take back the Panama Canal may be posturing, but it could dampen the Panamanian government’s wish to broaden relations with the United States, analysts say.
Trump, China, and the Truth about the Panama Canal
Trump’s canal canard obscures a truth: Panama just wants to run its shipping passage without interference from China or the U.S. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has in recent days repeatedly denounced what he sees as China’s outsized influence on the Panama Canal – the crucial maritime passageway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
For Trump, Greenland and Panama are really about one thing: China
China dominates the global market for “rare earth” minerals crucial for everything from stealth jets to smartphones.
Shale, China and Trump: What's Next for the Panama Canal?
The US is the biggest user of the Canal, but influence on its operations is dispersed among contracts with bidders internationally.
Opinion
Why Trump's target should be China, not Panama
President-elect Trump is right to support the Monroe Doctrine. But to keep Xi Jinping out of America's backyard, the next administration should get tough on China, not Panama.
China influence over Panama Canal has been a US concern for years
Trump's claim that Chinese soldiers exercise authority over the Panama Canal is inaccurate, but his assertion that China manipulates the use of the passage is a long-held U.S. concern.
China Saw Opportunity in the Panama Canal as US Interest Dwindled
Over decades, a shift in US military strategy, larger carriers and the growth of commerce on the West Coast deemphasized US involvement.
Trump’s history with Panama may explain his threats about the canal
President-elect Donald Trump’s threats over the Panama Canal may be rooted in his decades-long views of the country, forged by his own attempts to do business there. CNN’s Phil Mattingly reports.
The Panama Canal Could Help Unify Trump's Fractious Movement
In the 1970s, a conservative coalition came together to fight ceding control of the Panama Canal—proving the political potency of the issue.
'Why now?': 'Puzzled' Panamanian officials scramble to make sense of Trump’s canal 'fixation'
After President Jimmy Carter's death at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump argued that one of Carter's biggest mistakes was giving the Panama Canal to Panama back in 1977.
Trump's Rhetoric On The Panama Canal Could Advance U.S. Interests, But It Could Also Backfire
Analysts believe takeover comments could be aimed at getting lower fees, but they could also push Panama to embrace China
What China Wants in Panama: More Trade, Projects and Influence
Beijing’s efforts to expand its reach in the country have hit several obstacles, in part because of American pressure.
The American Spectator1d
China Poses a Severe Threat in Panama and Leaves the US With No Choice.
Recovering the Panama Canal, on the other hand, involves stepping into the hornet’s nest of Latin America’s nationalistic ...
Panama Canal CEO denies Trump claim that China in control, says end of Carter neutrality treaty means 'chaos'
The Panama Canal Authority leader denied that China controls the waterway, warning President-elect Trump against ending the ...
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Panama: From Zoned Out to Strategic Opportunity
CSIS Americas Program director Ryan C. Berg and Andrew Sanders make the case for increased U.S. engagement with Panama to ...
US can’t hurt China’s interests in Panama and Greenland without hurting itself, analysts say
Chinese companies operate ports on both ends of the Panama Canal and invest in mining in Greenland. Read more at straitstimes ...
Drag racing on South Sarasota streets affects residents - and their dogs | Letters
I echo the two recent letters to the editor about drag racing in South Sarasota (“Sarasota streets have become drag-racing ...
Trump is making the Monroe Doctrine great again
In pushing for Greenland and the Panama Canal, Donald Trump is restoring the Monroe Doctrine and the foreign policy vision of ...
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Allen publishes on the Panama Canal
Michael Allen, along with collaborators from the University at Buffalo and Kansas State University, recently published an ...