Trump's claim that Chinese soldiers exercise authority over the Panama Canal is inaccurate, but his assertion that China manipulates the use of the passage is a long-held U.S. concern.

Treaties ratified by the Senate in 1978 established permanent neutrality, but some Republicans regret that decision.

Fox News contributor Michael Pillsbury reacts to President-elect Donald Trump eyeing control of Canada, Panama Canal and Greenland on 'Fox & Friends.'

Few took the president-elect’s combative comments at face value, but they still sent a shudder through a country that the United States has invaded before.

The Panama Canal Authority chief dismissed President-elect Trump’s claims that China is controlling the trade route and criticized his comments about fees. Ricaurte Vásquez Morales told The Wall

Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez addresses President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that the U.S. should retake control of the Panama Canal during an interview with Associated Press in his office Friday,