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Panama Canal, Pentagon and military options

Pentagon asked for military options to access Panama Canal, officials say

The U.S. military must work to provide options to ensure the United States has full access to the Panama Canal, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday.

NBC News · 7h

Trump White House has asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say

Potential plans range from partnering more closely with Panamanian security forces to a less likely option of U.S. troops' seizing the canal by force, U.S. officials told NBC News.

CNN on MSN · 12h

Pentagon tasked with providing ‘military options’ to ensure US access to Panama Canal, memo says

American access to the Panama Canal, one of several new directives outlined in what amounts to a major overhaul of US strategic priorities, according to a new memo that was sent to senior leaders and reviewed by CNN.

China, Panama

The New York Times · 1h

China Condemns Panama Canal Deal, Asserting a Right to Influence the Region

The Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison’s planned sale of ports in Panama to a group led by BlackRock, the American finance giant, is under fire from Beijing.

Bloomberg L.P. · 1h

Li Ka-shing Has Little to Lose as China Threatens Panama Deal

Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing has raised Beijing’s ire by agreeing to sell its control over ports in Panama to appease President Donald Trump. But there may be little the Chinese authorities can do to punish him for it.

The Financial Times · 6h

China urges CK Hutchison to ‘think twice’ on Panama ports deal

Shares in Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison fell 5 per cent on Friday after China criticised the sale of its Panama Canal ports and said it should “think twice” about the $22.8bn deal with US asset manager BlackRock.

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The Panama Canal is Key to Global Commerce

I’ve visited the Panama Canal three times ... locks that allows big ships to avoid long voyages around the tip of South America. It lets them take a shortcut that saves weeks of transportation ...

Rs 2037310000000 spent, yet US ‘sold’ Panama Canal for just Rs 86 due to…

While Donald Trump has declared that the US will take back the Panama Canal, analysts question whether America could actually ...

China misleads on involvement in Panama Canal

Through the Chinese government's Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese companies acquired or built major port facilities in 129 ...

ABC News10d

Deal struck to bring ports on both sides of Panama Canal under American control

Shenzhen and South China, or any other ports in China. Some 70% of the sea traffic that crosses the Panama Canal leaves or goes to U.S. ports. The United States built the canal in the early ...

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