Rubio says Panama must reduce China’s influence around canal zone or face possible U.S. action
S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Sunday that the Central American ally must ...
'Good opportunity' for Rubio, Wang to meet at UN on Feb. 18, says China's UN envoy
A United Nations Security Council meeting in two weeks could be a "very good opportunity" for Chinese Foreign Minister Wang ...
MARCO RUBIO: The Americas’ Golden Age begins now
During my time in the U.S. Senate, regional leaders often complained that it seemed better to be America’s enemy than its ...
Rubio warns of risk of China shutting down Panama Canal in any conflict
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday he had "zero doubt" that China has a contingency plan to shut down the Panama ...
Marco Rubio supported USAID as a senator. As secretary of state, he backs gutting it.
On at least 12 occasions over more than a decade, Rubio praised USAID’s work, from hurricane relief to battling infectious ...
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Rubio says Trump’s interest in Greenland and Panama Canal is legit and driven by China concerns
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says President Donald Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland and retake control of the Panama ...
Rubio demands Panama 'reduce China influence' over canal
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded that Panama make "immediate changes" to what he calls the "influence and ...
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Rubio Warns That China Can ‘Shut Down’ Panama Canal: ‘Direct Threat’
While Rubio said he views Panama as a generally pro-U.S. partner, he and other officials have expressed concern that it is drifting into China’s orbit. Rubio cited growing Chinese investment in ...
Panama pledges to end key canal deal with China, work with US after Rubio visit
Panama's José Raúl Mulino announced that his country would not renew its agreement with China's Belt and Road Initiative ...
Fight over USAID underscores fracturing of bipartisan China-hawk stance in Washington
The increasingly bitter fight over the United States Agency for International Development is testing Washington's bipartisan ...
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Rubio says China needs to back off in Panama
Speaking on behalf of President Donald Trump, who has demanded that the canal be returned to U.S. control, Rubio told Mulino that Trump had made a preliminary determination that China’s presence ...
China derides U.S. "pressure and coercion" as Panama scraps Belt and Road deal with Beijing amid canal standoff
Panama's decision to leave a key investment deal with China has drawn accusations from Beijing of "pressure and coercion" by ...