LSE IDEAS analyse China’s growing presence in Latin America concerning trade, diplomacy, and strategic influence
While Rubio’s anti-China rhetoric aligns with Washington’s broader geopolitical goals, the tools at his disposal are insufficient to match Beijing’s economic engagement.
Panama’s president ahead of Rubio’s visit
Who Controls the Panama Canal?
Panama’s president ahead of Rubio’s visit: ‘I cannot negotiate’ on the canal
Panama President José Raúl Mulino has a message for Secretary of State Marco Rubio ahead of his impending diplomatic visit: The Panama Canal is not up for discussion. “It’s impossible,” Munilo said in Spanish at a press conference in Panama City on Thursday.
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Panama's President Says There Will Be No Negotiation About Ownership of Canal
As China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence app stunned both the stock market and the tech world this week, President Trump faces tough new questions over how the U.S. will compete with Beijing in the booming fields of AI and superconductor production.
Latin American leaders don’t like submitting to the United States in imperial mode. They also have an alternative.
The U.S. embassy in Bogota canceled appointments for Colombians hoping to get visas to enter the United States. The move was the Trump administration’s response to short-lived resistance by the Colombian government to accept deportation flights.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's trip to Central America, including Panama, is partially about countering China, a State Department spokesperson told Fox Business, as new President Donald Trump is pushing to "take back" the Panama Canal.
An outdoor screen in Beijing shows a news program about Chinese President ... "To start with, he talks about putting America first. And he also fought a trade war with China. These are the two things that left the deepest impression on me," Zhang Yu ...
A key focus of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Central America this week — his first trip as America’s top diplomat — will be to counter China’s growing influence in the region, the State Department’s top spokesperson said this week,
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has embarked on a trip to Central America, including Panama, as part of efforts to counter Chinas expanding influence in the region. According to a State Department spokesperson,
In a region no stranger to imperialist posturing and malign meddling there is a wariness over Washington’s rekindled interest. Foreign
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