Panama City Announces New Ties With China As It Ditches Taiwan In Win For Beijing Published Jun 13, 2017 at 4:01 AM EDT Panama President Juan Carlos Varela addresses the United Nations General ...

Reuters. The flags of Panama and China are seen during a meeting held with Chinese and Panamanian companies to sign several trade agreements, in Panama City, Panama August 26, 2024.

China proposed to build a 250-mile high-speed rail line from Panama City, the capital, toward the western border with Costa Rica. It offered to help build a new subway line in Panama City.

China has also submitted a $4.1 billion proposal to build a 391-kilometer (243-mile) high-speed rail line from Panama City to the town of David near its border with Costa Rica — a project to be ...

PANAMA CITY — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure.

(UPDATE) PANAMA CITY — The United States will not allow China to "threaten" the operations of the Panama Canal, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned during a visit, earning a rebuke from ...

PANAMA CITY, Panama—If China wanted to disable the Panama Canal to stop the flow of military or cargo ships through it, it likely could do so through an attack on the software system, military ...

PANAMA CITY -- China's expansion in Latin America of its Belt and Road initiative to build ports and other trade-related facilities is stirring alarm in Washington over Beijing's ambitions in a ...

Panama’s President Jose Mulino, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrive for a meeting at presidential palace in Panama City, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.

Wei Qiang, China’s first ambassador to Panama, attends a bilateral signing ceremony at Simon Bolivar Palace, the ministry of foreign relations, in Panama City, Dec. 7, 2017. | Arnulfo Franco/AP ...

PANAMA CITY, May 8 (Reuters) - The United States' new ambassador to Panama pledged on Thursday to strengthen ties with the Central American country while pushing China as a common threat.