The United States will "take back" the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on ...

Trump wants control over the canal, which is key for transporting U.S. petroleum products to growing Asia markets.

He warned that China’s reach in the Western Hemisphere is already too big, and still growing. "What I saw down in Panama was not just about a canal," Hegseth told Fox News host Will Cain.

The Panama Canal is one of the most important waterways in the world, with about 7% of global trade passing through. It also ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged that the Trump administration would “take back” the Panama Canal from “China’s influence” on Tuesday during a visit to the key shipping lane.

FILE -- Ships crossing the Gatún locks in the Panama Canal, July 10, 2024. To imagine the kind of future a hotter, dryer climate may bring, and the geopolitical challenges it will create, look no ...

The fight over the strategic trade route has not just impacted big businesses – it has also ... This was way before Chinese presence at the Panama Canal surged and before Panama switched ...

I’ve visited the Panama Canal three times ... It’s an amazing structure of dams and locks that allows big ships to avoid long voyages around the tip of South America. It lets them take ...

Freelance Writer Pete Hegseth omitted a key point about the Panama Canal in the English version of a joint statement he released with the Panamanian leader. The tattooed former Fox News star ...