Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang discusses China's influence in Latin America and tensions between them and the United States over the Panama Canal.

By Adam Jourdan, Lisandra Paraguassu, Eduardo Baptista and Michael Martina BUENOS AIRES/BRASILIA/BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei came to office in late 2023 slamming China as a communist "assassin" and threatening to weaken ties with the Asian nation.

President Donald Trump has made repeated claims that China “operates” the Panama Canal in recent weeks and has threatened to take back the waterway to block what he sees as Beijing’s increasing influence.

Fox Nation's "Showdown at the Panama Canal" explores the history of the vital strategic waterway and the current high-stakes battle to reclaim control.

Prior to the origination of the plans for the Panama Canal vessels of trade had few options of getting goods from Europe and Asia to N. America.

The Trump administration threatening partners in the Americas may prove to be short-term tactical approach but it will not prove to be a viable long-term strategy for engaging economically with the region.

The company founded by 96-year-old Li Ka-shing is caught up in Donald Trump’s complaints about China’s influence

Since returning to office, President Trump has made repeated claims that China operates the Panama Canal and threatened to take it back from the Panama Canal Authority, which has controlled it since 1999.

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Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino has told his cabinet not to discuss ‘lies’ while Beijing hit back at Donald Trump’s takeover threats.

An impressive 1,118-metre-long bridge is set to be built some 75 metres above the Panama Canal at an eyewatering cost of £1.2 billion.

Construction on the project, which includes a dam, is slated to begin in 2027 and take four years to complete.