Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
Chinese EV giant BYD's fourth-quarter profit leaps 73%
You're an American in another land? Prepare to talk about the why and how of Trump 2.0
Chalk talk: Star power, top teams and No. 5 seeds headline the women's March Madness Sweet 16
Purdue returns to Sweet 16 with 76-62 win over McNeese in March Madness
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino in talks on Sunday that President Donald Trump has determined China's influence threatens the Panama Canal and that immediate changes were needed or the U.S. would act, a State Department spokesperson said.
The Panamanian government has vehemently denied ceding operation of the canal to China and insists it administers the canal fairly to all shipping.
Though the canal itself is operated by Panama, the two ports on either side are run by publicly listed Hong Kong company CK Hutchinson, while other ports nearby are operated by private companies from the United States, Singapore and Taiwan.
(Reporting by Simon Lewis; writing by Susan Heavey; editing by Diane Craft)
