The Panama Canal: Hostage to the US-China Trade War?

Ultimately, it’s highly unlikely Washington will take control of this mutually beneficial waterway.

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In November 1906, Theodore Roosevelt became the first sitting U.S. president to make a diplomatic visit outside the continental United States, sailing to Panama to view the construction of the Panama Canal. In September 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed a treaty that would ultimately give Panama full control and operation over the canal in 2000.  […]

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