US EditionThe US-China Fight Over Panama’s Canal Has an Unexpected Winner
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US, China clash at UN meeting over Panama Canal
By Lily Zhou Contributing Writer Chinese and U.S. representatives clashed on Monday at a U.N. Security Council meeting over the Panama Canal amid an ongoing battle over control of the waterway that connects the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. Acting U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea raised concerns about Beijing’s “outsized influence” in the area, while Chinese Ambassador Fu Cong denied that Chinese influence on the ports has affected the neutrali…
With the beginning of Donald Trump's administration, the geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China around the Panama Canal intensified and placed the Central American country in the midst of global attention.Since the president suggested that China controlled the interoceanic route and threatened to recover it, Panama became the focus of attempts by both powers to influence its infrastructure.Despite the pressures, Panama maintain…
Under pressure from President Trump, Panama is once again orienting itself more toward Washington, causing concern in Central America's largest Chinese community.
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