Acquisition talks carried on. A tidy takeover suited Panama and the United States. Only once the Chinese government made its ...

Panama and the U.S. signed a new security pact on the canal, boosting defense ties as tensions with China over Latin American influence continue to rise.

T wo ports, one at either end of the Panama canal, have become a battlefront in the power struggle between China and America.

Panama Canal shipping fees were not a big issue until Mr. Trump raised the matter last year. As well as highlighting the costs of using the canal, American politicians have security concerns.

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday rejected U.S. claims that American warships and boats can transit the Panama Canal without paying a standard fee. In a weekly news conference ...