President Donald Trump cannot take the Panama Canal — at least not legally — as he would be violating every single treaty that the U.S. has come into with Panama since 1945, international law and national security experts told WLRN.

Panama is inching closer to China, Trump's new Federal Maritime Commission head Louis Sola tells CNBC, and 'all options on the table' to defend U.S. business.

Federal Maritime Commissioner Daniel Maffei detailed China's dominance at the Panama Canal and the world's major ports, urging a bolstered U.S. maritime strategy to counter China's influence.