[BradyLS]

Dang. I thought the Chinese already had some sort of hold on the Panama Canal!

[Olog-hai]

Yes, thanks to Carter.

Whereas TR said (openly) “I took Panama”, Hsi Chin-p’ing now says (figuratively) “I took Panama and Nicaragua.”

[Hot Tabasco]

I thought the Chinese already had some sort of hold on the Panama Canal!

They do but I don't think it's wide enough to accomodate many of today's super tankers.......

Kudos to the Chinese for having the foresight to attempt this project. Hopefully it will do for Nicaragua what the Panama Canal has done for Panama City and the rest of the country.....