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Why Larry Fink’s intricately complex Panama Canal deal could succeed

Larry Fink is racing to finalize a massive agreement to acquire 43 ports, including two located in the Panama Canal. However, making that happen involves careful financial navigation, according to insiders. The head of BlackRock must secure agreements from 23 countries for a new partnership led by his investment firm to manage a number of […]

Chinese Influence Goes Beyond the Canal

Kevin Cabrera, President Donald Trump's next appointment as Panama ambassador, said Tuesday during his confirmation. Hearing In Parliament, China's influence in Panama is spreading beyond canal ports. Cabrera I explained it China is affecting Panama's higher education system, and the parliament Confucius Institute An agreement signed by China with all five local universities. The Confucius […]

China, Hong Kong threaten to thwart sale of Panama Canal ports to BlackRock

The US contract to “recover” the Panama Canal is increasingly being fired from Chinese and Hong Kong authorities. Earlier this month, BlackRock announced a $23 billion deal with CK Hutchinson, taking ownership of the Panama ports of Cristobal and Balboa, located on the edge of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans of the canal, respectively. It […]

Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth Requests Military Options for Panama Canal

According to the report, Defense Secretary Pete Hegses asked defense officials to “provide reliable military options to provide reliable military options to ensure fair and free US military and commercial access.” CNN reported that the requests were outlined in a memo sent to a senior leader entitled “Interim National Defense Strategic Guidance,” which replaces the […]

Trump’s Canal Remarks Are an ‘Affront to the Truth and Our Dignity as a Nation’

On Wednesday morning, President Panama Jose Raul Murino accused President Donald Trump of “lied again” after repeating his call to regain control of the Panama Canal at a joint Congress meeting Tuesday night. “Once again, President Trump is lying. The Panama Canal is a task of not being a recovery process, but being discussed in […]

BlackRock Acquires Panama Canal Ports Amid U.S.-China Tensions

Marvel will be waiting for one Marvel before entering Panama Canal in Panama City on February 23, 2025 (by Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff James Meyers1:48pm – Tuesday, March 4th, 2025 The Hong Kong-based company has agreed to sell two terminals at both ends of the Panama Canal to US asset management company […]