Hegseth, who was in Panama on Tuesday to meet with its government officials, spoke from a new U.S.-financed pier at the Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Naval Base on the canal. He said Beijing would not be ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the United States is supporting the Panamanians’ efforts to push China out of the Panama ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China, but together the U.S. and ...

Hegseth's visit comes amid tensions over US President Donald Trump's repeated assertions that the United States is being ...

The defence secretary said the US will not allow China or any other country to threaten the canal’s operation.

Hegseth, who was in Panama to meet with its government officials, spoke from a new U.S.-financed pier at the Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Naval Base, where he said Beijing would not be allowed to ...