Trump, Panama

Trump’s Panama Canal Demands Strengthening Panama-China Relationship: Gordon Chang
Gordon Chang, expert on U.S.-China relations, joined “Forbes Newsroom” to talk about Trump’s recent comments calling on the U.S. to reclaim control of the Panama Canal.
Did US Once Own Panama Canal as Trump Suggested? Yes, Here's the History
The Panama Canal has a complicated history, although we found no evidence of it being under China's control as Trump also claimed.
Jimmy Carter signed away the Panama Canal. Could Trump take it back?
The canal was turned over to Panama on Dec. 31, 1999. For Carter, the deal signified a new beginning of mutual respect and cooperation between the U.S. and Latin America, as he said in his speech in 1978. It also showed “the last remnant of alleged American colonialism is being removed” during a time when the world moved away from imperialism.
What’s the history of the Panama Canal, and why is Trump threatening to retake control of it?
President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend suggested the US should retake the Panama Canal, an idea that was immediately rejected by the government of Panama, which has controlled the passage for decades.
Jimmy Carter gave Panama control of the canal. It's one of his most controversial achievements
Handing control of the Panama Canal from the U.S. over to the Central American country was one of President Jimmy Carter's most controversial, and most overshadowed, foreign policy achievements.
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Donald Trump and the great Panama Canal tantrum
The incoming president wants to punish Panama for failing to appreciate ‘the extraordinary generosity’ of the US.
With Trump's Panama Canal talk, it feels like 1976 all over again
It's unclear how the issue of ownership of the Panama Canal became a talking point for President-elect Donald Trump this week, but the question has a long political history.
A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Teddy Roosevelt once declared the Panama Canal “one of the feats to which the people of this republic will look back with the highest pride.” More than a century later, Donald Trump is threatening to take back the waterway for the same republic.
Panama celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Panama Canal handover as Trump wants to take it back
Panama is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the U.S. handover of the Panama Canal, which President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to take back
Panama marks canal handover anniversary in shadow of Trump threat
Panama on Tuesday marked the 25th anniversary of the United States' handover of its interoceanic canal, a milestone overshadowed by President-elect Donald Trump's threat to demand control be returned to Washington.
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Former Panama resident on the canal: 'Leave well enough alone'
After hearing rhetoric about the United States taking back the Panama Canal, a local woman who grew up in the Panama Canal ...
Panama Canal is not for sale, Panama's president says. What to know about the canal's history and status
The U.S. acquired the rights to build and operate the canal in the early 20th century, but at the time, Panama was in the ...
No, the U.S. does not have any authority over the Panama Canal
After Donald Trump suggested the U.S. can retake control of the canal if it’s not “treated fairly,” Panama’s president pushed ...
The troubled history of the Panama Canal’s racial and social divide
The social and racial divide along the Panama Canal zone in its American heyday was stark: a silver and gold, segregated ...