In walking back U.S. claim, Rubio says they have 'expectations' not to be charged at Panama Canal
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said it was "absurd" that Panama charges U.S. government ships to use its canal.
Rubio walks back State Department’s claim of free Panama Canal transit for US government vessels
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has walked back the assertion of the State Department that Panama “has agreed to no longer ...
Secretary of State Rubio insists US ships must transit freely through Panama Canal
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said it was "absurd" to charge fees to the U.S. military for using the Panama ...
China derides U.S. "pressure and coercion" as Panama scraps Belt and Road deal with Beijing amid canal standoff
Panama's decision to leave a key investment deal with China has drawn accusations from Beijing of "pressure and coercion" by ...
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China lashes out at US ‘coercion’ after Panama declines to renew infrastructure agreement
BEIJING — China on Friday lashed out at what it called U.S. “coercion” after Panama declined to renew a key infrastructure ...
Marco Rubio forced into embarrassing walk back on Panama Canal claim
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted his claim that Panama would allow American ships to use its canal for free is not true. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of State said Panama’s government ...
US pressure has forced Panama to quit China’s Belt and Road Initiative – it could set the pattern for further superpower clashes
Following Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the US needs to “ take back ” the Panama canal from Chinese control, the US ...
China fumes at U.S. as Panama pulls out of key agreement with Beijing
Panama's decision to leave a key investment deal with China has drawn accusations from Beijing of "pressure and coercion" by ...
How Rubio’s trip abroad was overshadowed by foreign policy at home, from USAID to Trump’s Gaza plan
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio may have hoped to spend his first trip abroad focused exclusively on issues close to his ...
Trump says China ‘operates’ the Panama Canal – how deep are Beijing’s ties to the key waterway?
Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama ...
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Rubio secures migration deals as Panama Canal tensions, Church criticisms mark region tour
The trip was as much about Central America as it was about China as the Trump administration aims to reclaim American ...