Explainer: What is the Panama Canal and why has Trump threatened to take it over?
Latin American leaders on Monday rallied to Panama's defense after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reimpose U.S. control over the Panama Canal, a key global shipping route located in the Central American nation.
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Trump Threatens to ‘Take Back’ Control of Panama CanalThe president-elect on Sunday intimated that he wanted to retake control of the waterway from the Central American nation.
To hold its status in global trade, the canal expanded. Now it faces water level challenges, as well as pressure from U.S.
Trump used his pending bully pulpit to claim that Panama was charging “exorbitant” and “ridiculous” fees for the U.S. and corporations with U.S. interests to transit the 50-mile canal.
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Panama Canal Losses Soar Due To DroughtPresident-elect Donald Trump may want to own the Panama Canal. There may be good strategic reasons to do so. Mr. Trump ...
In 1914, the SS Ancon, pictured at the end of this news story, became the first ship to ever transit from the Atlantic Ocean ...
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