Who controls the Panama Canal and why is Trump threatening to take it?
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No, the U.S. does not have any authority over the Panama Canal
The U.S. does not have any authority over the Panama Canal. The waterway ... control until treaties signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter set terms for its eventual transfer to Panama.
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On the Panama Canal, Donald Trump has much to learn from Jimmy Carter
Trump says China controls the Panama Canal — but here's how it really works
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.
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Who Controls the Panama Canal?
Panama has owned and administered the Panama Canal for nearly three decades. President Trump wants to change that to counter growing Chinese influence in Latin America.
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Does China control the Panama Canal, as Trump claims?
US President Donald Trump's threat to seize the Panama Canal over alleged undue Chinese influence may really be aimed at limiting Beijing's growing diplomatic and economic presence in Latin America, experts say.
Can the US take back the Panama Canal? Why does Trump want it?
In his inaugural speech, President Donald Trump repeated his plan to regain control of the Panama Canal. Can he?
America’s Fraught, Sometimes Deadly, History With the Panama Canal
President Trump’s push to take back control of the strategic waterway stokes memories of a period of U.S. imperial ambition and violence.
Trump’s ambition to retake the Panama Canal could have a heavy cost
In recent weeks, when he was President-elect Donald Trump publicly said that Panama should return the Panama Canal to the United States, and he would not rule out using military force to reclaim it. At his presidential Inauguration on Monday Trump doubled down on saying that his new administration was going to take back the canal.
Fact check: Can Trump technically 'take back' Panama Canal?
In his inaugural address, US President Donald Trump promised to "take back" the "foolish gift" from the United States that was the Panama Canal. But was it in fact a gift? And does China really control it as he claims?
Seizing the Panama Canal Would Be Both Dumb and Difficult
A military operation against a tiny neighbor would destroy US credibility in Latin America and provide a boost for China and Russia. Plus, the Panamanians would likely put up a good fight.
What Panamanians have to say about Trump's threats to retake the canal
They say they fought too hard to wrest it from the U.S. to now hand back the waterway, which is part of the nation’s identity.
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Fact check: Can Trump technically ‘take back’ Panama Canal?
Donald Trump is back in the White House, and he started his term with the announcing a series of sweeping measures that he says are going to take to "make America great again." He reiterated his interest in "taking back" the Panama Canal in Central America.
Panama president responds forcefully to Trump’s comments on Panama Canal
The President of Panama has roundly rejected any idea that his country will give up control of the Panama Canal.