The United States and Panama signed an agreement strengthening the military relationship between both countries in the face of China‘s perceived influence in the country. Secretary of Defense Pete ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced U.S. warships will travel through the Panama Canal "first and free" after meeting with Panamanian officials.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that China-based companies were controlling land and critical infrastructure in ...

Panama's president has denied claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that America is literally retaking the canal.

The Chinese government is accusing the U.S. of “blackmail” after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared Beijing a ...

Panama said on Wednesday the United States recognized its sovereignty over the Panama Canal, despite tough rhetoric from ...

A subsidiary of a Hong Kong conglomerate, which is embroiled in U.S.-China tensions over its Panama Canal port assets has ...

A company controlled by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison has invested $1.7 billion in two ports near the Panama Canal, it said on ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says China is a threat to the Panama Canal and that the U.S. will ensure its security. The Chinese government responded to Hegseth's remarks by saying, "Who represents ...

STORY: The United States will "take back" the Panama Canal from Chinese influence said Pete Hegseth on Tuesday during the first visit to the Central American nation by a U.S. defense secretary in ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has stated that the U.S. will "take back" the Panama Canal from "China's influence," ...

China's Embassy in Panama responded: "Who keeps clamouring to 'take back' the canal? Who is the real threat to it?" ...