Rubio, Panama and China

Rubio says Panama must reduce Chinese influence around the canal or face possible US action
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio brought a warning to Panamanian leader José Raúl Mulino on Sunday: Immediately reduce what
Panama pledges to end key canal deal with China, work with US after Rubio visit
Panama's José Raúl Mulino announced that his country would not renew its agreement with China's Belt and Road Initiative following a visit from Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Panama vows to end key canal deal with China after Rubio lays down the Goliath
Panama President José Raúl Mulino said that the country would not renew its 2017 MoU with China to join its Belt and Road initiative after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave an ultimatum to the nation to distance itself from Beijing.
Rubio says Trump’s interest in Greenland and Panama Canal is legit and driven by China concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio says President Donald Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland and retake control of the Panama Canal is driven by legitimate national security interests stemming from growing concerns about Chinese activity and influence in the Arctic and in Latin America.
Senate Panama Canal Hearing Probes China’s Growing Influence
The Tuesday hearing delved into security issues and foreign influence on the foremost maritime channel connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Rubio: Panama must reduce Chinese influence around canal or face possible U.S. action
The former Florida senator, traveling to the Central American country and touring the Panama Canal on his first foreign trip as top U.S. diplomat, held face-to-face talks with Mulino, who has resisted pressure from the new U.
Rubio threatens Panama’s president over canal, saying status quo is ‘unacceptable’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is arguing that the presence of two Hong Kong companies and other Chinese firms violates a treaty Panama has with the United States.
US ratchets up Panama Canal rhetoric during Rubio visit
President Trump has made a “preliminary determination” that Chinese influence violates a treaty that assures the canal's neutrality, Rubio said.
Rubio Tells Panama That China Threaten Canal, Changes Needed -Statement
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino in talks on Sunday that President Donald Trump has determined China's influence threatens the Panama Canal and that immediate changes were needed or the U.
Chinese Embassy in Panama Reacts to Rubio's China Threat
Marco Rubio secured two major concessions from Panama during a visit to the Central American country, his first foreign trip as secretary of state.
Rubio tells Panama to end China's influence of canal or face US action
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday warned Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino that Washington will "take measures necessary" if Panama does not immediately take steps to end what President Donald Trump sees as China's influence and control over the Panama Canal.
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Panama: Panamanians stir patriotic fervor in defense of the Canal with the “planting of flags"
Civil society groups and students, moved by patriotic fervor, participated Thursday in a “planting of flags” in the gardens ...
Why the US is claiming China’s presence violates the Panama neutrality treaty
Some U.S. lawmakers and officials are touting a nearly half-century-old treaty between the United States and Panama to ...
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Trump says China controls the Panama Canal — but here's how it really works
Omar Torrijos after signing the Panama Canal Treaty in Washington in 1977 ... “a big economic problem and a big national security and defense problem.” Though at opposite ends of the canal, ...
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As Marco Rubio Arrives, The Future Of The Panama Canal Is On The Line
If the Panama Canal shuttered, $270 billion in U.S. cargoes ... the now “warrior culture”-oriented Department of Defense may get restive if tasked to send ships into the Eastern Pacific ...
Hegseth Amplifies Trump’s Aggressive Stance on Panama Canal
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US had the right to “do what is necessary” to ensure access to the Panama Canal, adding to President Donald Trump’s threats around the crucial trade waterway.
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Trump’s Trash Defense Secretary Is Ready to Go to War With U.S. Allies
During an interview on Fox News’s Jesse Watters Primetime Wednesday night, Trump’s unqualified Secretary of Defense Pete ...
Rubio in Panama for Canal, Migration Talks as He Begins Latin America Trip
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gestures after being welcomed by Panama's Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha upon his ...