US-China rivalry over Panama Canal sparks tensions, leaving Panama caught in war of words

PANAMA CITY — Panama promotes itself “as the bridge of the world, heart of the universe” but lately the narrow Central American Isthmus and its namesake canal that joins the Atlantic to the PacificPANAMA CITY — Panama promotes itself “as the bridge of the world, heart of the universe” but lately the narrow Central American Isthmus and its namesake canal that joins the Atlantic to the Pacific