Donald Trump Warns To 'Take Back' Panama Canal, Again | Photo: AP Donald Trump Warns To 'Take Back' Panama Canal, Again | Photo: AP

US President Donald Trump has once again vowed to "take back" the Panama Canal. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, the Republican leader warned of "powerful US actions" amid the ongoing diplomatic dispute with Panama due to China's presence in the waterway.

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"China is running the Panama Canal that was not given to China, that was given to Panama foolishly, but they violated the agreement, and we’re going to take it back, or something very powerful is going to happen,” Trump told the press.

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Since his election campaign, Trump has stated he would like to purchase Greenland, regain control of the Panama Canal and rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

The vital waterway was also mentioned in Trump's inaugural speech as the 47th President of the United States, alleging that the operations of the waterway are a violation of the 1977 handover treaty with Panama.

Trump has publicly repeated desire to re-take the Panama Canal has stirred up diplomatic tensions with the Central American country.

However, these tensions appeared to ease after Secretary of State Marco Rubio's meeting with Panama President Raúl Mulino.

Mulino told Rubio that the sovereignty of the Panama Canal was not up for debate and affirmed that Panama would not be joining China's Belt and Road initiative.

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Despite this7bet gaming or sevenbet, Rubio warned the Panamanian government that the US "would take measures" unless the country made changes to its operations of the canal to combat growing Chinese influence.