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US Defence Secretary claims China poses an ongoing threat to the Panama Canal
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said China poses an ongoing threat to the Panama Canal, but that together the US and Panama will keep the key waterway secure. Speaking at a ribbon cutting ...
China's Defence Minister Dong Jun to Skip Major Asian Security Summit
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's defence minister Dong Jun will skip a major Asian security forum this weekend at which U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will make his debut, instead sending a lower-level ...
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No top defence officials in China delegation at Shangri-La Dialogue
BEIJING: No top Chinese defence officials will attend a key regional summit in Singapore this week, Beijing said on Thursday (May 29), despite ongoing tensions with the United States. The Shangri-La ...
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US defence chief's Panama visit heightens pressure over Chinese canal influence
The Panama Canal has once again become a focus of geopolitical ... This renewed interest comes ahead of US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s visit to Panama this week, where he is expected ...
Why China hates the Panama Canal deal, but still may not block it
We gave it to Panama, and we’re taking it back." Thus spoke Donald Trump shortly after BlackRock, an American investment firm ...
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Panama assures support as Indian MPs convey strong anti-terror message
Panama has assured India of its support for the "war against terror" as an all-party delegation led by Congress MP Shashi ...
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US to ‘take back’ Panama Canal from Chinese influence
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Panama City | The United States will take back the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said ...
I’m a Panamanian. Here’s why I want Donald Trump to take control of our canal
Days after The Telegraph spoke to Mr Lombana, Mr Trump said he wanted more. Writing on his Truth Social platform, he demanded both US military and commercial ships be given free passage through the ...
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Panama says its sovereignty over canal recognised by US following talks
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also gave a public nod to Panamanian sovereignty at the conclusion of the first visit by a Pentagon chief to Panama in decades. Mr Hegseth said he sees the canal ...
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Pete Hegseth Says He Could ‘Feel’ The Communism During Panama Canal Trip
Reporter Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned there’s so much communism in the air at the Panama Canal you can “feel it.” “I want to thank President Molina, a pro-Trump, pro-America p ...
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Why China hates the Panama Canal deal, but still may not block it
It would also lend weight not just to Mr Trump’s exaggerated claim that China “operates” the Panama canal but to broader ... help China to build defence ties and repair or replenish warships ...