Marco Rubio in Panama amid Trump's pledge to take back canal

Panama vows to end key canal deal with China after Rubio lays down the Goliath
Panama President José Raúl Mulino said that the country would not renew its 2017 MoU with China to join its Belt and Road initiative after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave an ultimatum to the nation to distance itself from Beijing.
Panama: Mulino says he discussed Canal ports with Marco Rubio
Panama City, Panama - 02, 2025 Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said Sunday that in his meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, he told him that “ the sovereignty of Panama is not in dispute”.
In the face of Trump’s threats on the canal, Panama tries to approach positions with Rubio
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino sought to reconcile with the US during a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Marco Rubio warns Panama president that current status of canal 'unacceptable'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino and toured the Panama Canal, which President Donald Trump wants to retake control.
Panama Says It Won't Renew 'Belt And Road' Memorandum With China After Marco Rubio Visit
The Panamanian government had signed the agreement in 2017. Rubio had told President Mulino to reduce Chinese influence around the canal or face consequences
Rubio says Panama must reduce Chinese influence around canal area or US will act
Marco Rubio, on his first foreign trip as America’s top diplomat, held talks Sunday with President Jose Raul Mulino in Panama City.
Rubio tells Panama to end China's influence of canal or face US action
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday warned Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino that Washington will "take measures necessary" if Panama does not immediately take steps to end what President Donald Trump sees as China's influence and control over the Panama Canal.
US demands Panama reduce Chinese influence over canal or face action
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Sunday to reduce China’s influence over the Panama Canal or face immediate consequences. Rubio met Mulino in Panama City and said President Donald Trump had determined that China posed “a threat to the canal” and had violated a treaty concerning its neutrality,
Rubio warns Panama of U.S. retaliation if China's canal influence remains
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panama officials that Chinese influence over the Panama Canal must be curbed or the U.S. will take retaliatory actions, the State Department said Sunday. Why it matters: Rubio's warning to Panama President José Raúl Mulino and Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha is another pressure point on the country since President Trump said he intended to regain control of the Panama Canal.
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