The U.S. Navy, in anticipation of a war in East Asia, would use the canal to move ships and submarines from the Atlantic to ...

That has forced the state-run Panama Canal Authority at times to limit the number of daily passages through the canal, at one point by as much as 40 percent. With less rain, the reservoirs fill up ...

US President-elect Donald Trump warned he might seek control of the Panama Canal unless the Central American nation lowered ...

The president-elect inaccurately said that Chinese soldiers operate the Panama Canal. But China’s strategic positions in shipping worry Washington officials. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson covers ...

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 ...

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino rejected President-elect Trump’s claims of Chinese interference and high fees to use ...

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.

But the Panama Canal Authority has done well by guarding its ... Perhaps he’s concerned about China’s spreading influence in Latin America, which is real and isn’t in the U.S. interest.