The head of the Federal Maritime Commission will tell a U.S. Senate committee that the United States has options to address the growing presence of China and Chinese firms in Panama.

US senators heard sharply different analyses about Chinese influence over the Panama Canal on Wednesday, with some experts suggesting solutions ranging from enhanced trade partnerships to military intervention to regain control of the strategic waterway.

The United States has various options to reduce Chinese influence in Panama and to counteract the growing presence of Chinese companies in this Central American country. The head of the Federal Maritime Commission will present them to the US Senate committee,

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Tuesday expressed alarm at China's influence on the Panama Canal, which President Donald Trump has vowed the United States would take back.

The head of the agency that regulates US ocean-going transport says Washington ‘is not without options’ to deal with Chinese influence.

Chair Louis E. Sola will address the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, raising concerns about Chinas growing presence in Panama and its influence on the Panama Canal. Solas