US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded that Panama make "immediate changes" to what he calls the "influence and control" of China over the Panama Canal. America's top diplomat said Panama ...

Photo: Patrick Pleul/Zuma Press In his inauguration speech, President Trump accused Panama of violating the terms under which the U.S. handed over the Panama Canal. “We’re taking it back ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had lodged complaints with the United States over "irresponsible" remarks regarding the Panama Canal and "attacks" on China's ...

But Rubio was said to have had a firmer message in private, telling Panama that President Donald Trump had determined that the country had violated terms of the treaty that handed over the canal ...

He held talks with President Jose Raul Mulino, who said Panama’s sovereignty over the canal was not up for debate but suggested he would review agreements involving Chinese businesses.

But Mr Rubio was said to have had a firmer message in private, telling Panama that Mr Trump had determined the country had violated terms of the treaty that handed over the canal at the end of 1999.

Rubio told Mulino that Trump believed that China’s presence in the canal area may violate a treaty that led the US to hand over the waterway to Panama in 1999. That treaty calls for the ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Panama to reduce Chinese influence over the Panama Canal, hinting at potential US action. Panama's President José Raúl Mulino acknowledged the concerns ...

The warning follows President Donald Trump's vow to retake the canal and a meeting between Rubio and Jose Raul Mulino, Panama's conservative president, in Panama City on Sunday. Mulino told ...