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By Vivian Wang Reporting from Beijing There was talk of a high-speed rail line that China would build in Panama. A new subway line in Panama City. A modern container port. China has been working ...

In his inaugural speech, President Donald Trump repeated his plan to regain control of the Panama Canal. Can he?

Panama has complained to the United Nations over United States President Donald Trump’s threat to seize the Panama Canal.

Donald Trump has reiterated ambitions to “take back” the Panama Canal, which was built by the US and returned to Panama decades ago...

PANAMA CITY — The administrator of the Panama Canal ... Ricaurte Vásquez denied Trump’s claims that China was controlling the canal’s operations, and said making exceptions to current ...

In his speech, Trump vowed to lead a government that "expands our territory," referencing his ambitions to acquire Greenland from Denmark and reclaim U.S. control of the Panama Canal. However, the path to achieving these goals remains uncertain, as he is likely to face resistance both domestically and internationally.

Panama has reportedly submitted a formal letter to the U.N. rejecting Trump's statement about reclaiming the canal. The country's President José Raúl Mulino said in the letter, dated January 20, that the canal "is and will continue to be Panama's," the New York Times reported.

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The neutrality of the nearly 50-mile canal, through which nearly 15,000 ships transit each year, is enshrined in Panama’s Constitution and is enforced by the autonomous Panama Canal Authority.

Rubio will depart on his first foreign trip to visit countries in Central America that may be vital for carrying out the Trump administration's mass deportation plans.