When Panama signed up for China’s vast Belt and Road Initiative in 2017, it became the first country in Latin America to join ...

The United States may be targeting "weak links" in Chinese-backed initiatives or groupings to cut Beijing's growing influence ...

Following Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the US needs to “ take back ” the Panama canal from Chinese control, the US ...

In a key concession to Washington, Panama President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday (Feb 6) confirmed that Panama had pulled out ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio brought a warning to Panamanian leader Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday: Immediately reduce what ...

China expressed regret on Saturday over Panama's intention to leave Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative, urging the Latin American nation to "make the right decision".

Panama was the first Latin American country to join the Belt and Road Initiative in November 2017, but it has deep and long-standing economic ties with the US, and it is one of the few economies ...

Despite reiterating Panama’s sovereignty over the canal, Mulino ultimately acquiesced by announcing that his government would not renew its participation in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI ...

The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese ...

WASHINGTON — Panama ... one or two years it may take for it. Rubio speaks with Panama Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha before boarding a plane to El Salvador on Monday. via REUTERS The ...