Nicaragua Fast-Tracking Bill to Authorize Chinese Company’s Canal to Compete with Panama
Gran Canal routes (Map: GCIN)
The government of Nicaragua is fast-tracking a bill that would authorize a company from China to build a new canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The dream of a Nicaraguan canal dates back more than a century.
The World's William Troop reports.
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