The United States will take back the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, US Defence ... from China’s influence,” Hegseth said. Speaking after a meeting with Panama President José Raúl ...

Shortly before United States President ... Panama on Tuesday (Apr 8), US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that America will not allow China and other nations to "threaten the canal's ...

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US Secretary of ... Base after a meeting with Panama President José Raúl Mulino, Hegseth said the U.S. will not allow China or any other country to threaten the canal's operation.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China, but that together the US and Panama will keep it secure. Speaking at a ribbon cutting for a new ...

Hegseth is the second senior US official to visit Panama since President Donald Trump took office in January vowing to “take back” the US-built canal to counter what he sees as China’s ...

Hegseth is the second high-ranking US official to travel to Panama since President Donald ... refuting Hegseth's claim that Beijing interferes in the operations of the canal.

Hegseth was greeted by Panama ... Canal on Tuesday, as he kicks off a rare visit to a Central American nation still unsettled by President Donald Trump's threats to take back the canal. US ...

Hegseth did not comment as he left the meeting to head to a ribbon cutting for a new U.S.-financed dock on a former U.S. base, but posted a photo of the two men laughing to X. Hegseth wrote that ...

Hegseth is the second senior US official to visit Panama since President Donald ... refuting Hegseth's claim that Beijing interferes in the operations of the canal. "China has never taken part ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure.