U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's trip to Central America, including Panama, is partially about countering China, a State Department spokesperson told Fox Business, as new President Donald Trump is pushing to "take back" the Panama Canal. "Part of this trip is about countering China," spokesperson Tammy Bruce told Fox Business on Tuesday. Asked if Rubio would "lay down the law" with Panama over the canal, Bruce said: "It's not about laying down any law. I think it's clear this is an issue about developing a relationship ... Not about bossing other nations around, but making it clear that a partnership with the United States is something that they can trust, something that comes with benefits just like any good relationship does."

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's trip to Central America, including Panama, is partially about countering China, a State Department spokesperson told Fox Business, as new President Donald Trump is pushing to "take back" the Panama Canal.

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Newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing to "take back" the Panama Canal, the world's second busiest interoceanic waterway, spurring concerns that the United States could invade the Central American nation. Donald Trump argues that Panama has broken a pledge of neutrality made when the United States transferred the canal to Panama in 1999, falsely claiming that China is operating it. The canal is operated by the Panama Canal Auth…

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President Donald Trump is pushing to "take back" the Panama Canal, the world's second busiest interoceanic waterway, spurring concerns that the United States could invade the Central American nation.

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An international law scholar told a Senate panel Tuesday that the U.S. doesn't need to wait for a hostile act by China or another nation at the Panama Canal to protect America's interests in the crucial shipping channel.

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WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's trip to Central America, including Panama, is partially about countering China, a State Department spokesperson told Fox Business, as new President Donald Trump is pushing to \"take back\" the Panama Canal.

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Senators on both sides of the aisle raised concerns over how Chinese aggression and influence on the Panama Canal could have major implications on U.S. trade and national security during a hearing in a key Senate committee on Tuesday morning.  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), the chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, discussed a scenario in which China could disrupt U.S. trade by blocking off the canal.  “Chinese companies…

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is about to visit Panama and five other Central American countries. A U.S. State Department spokesperson said that Rubio's trip to Central America is aimed at confronting the Chinese Communist Party.

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s upcoming trip to Central America, including a stop in Panama, partly aims to counter China, a State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Rubio’s trip will also include El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic. This marks the new secretary of state’s first official trip since his inauguration on Jan. 21.
His stop in Panama could draw a lot of attention because of President Donald Tru…

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