port and passes through the panama canal. $270 billion worth of goods will pass through the century-old waterway this year. a recent report raising alarm bells about china s rising influence on america s doorstep. china s increasing interest in panama is something the united states needs to pay attention to. if we had a conflict in the taiwan strait or the south china sea and it started escalating, one of the areas where china my look like to cause trouble would be to close the panama canal. jennifer: meeting latin american defense ministers added his concern about china s ongoing belton road initiative designed to take control of key infrastructure around the world and make countries dependent on beijing. with beijing eyeing the cabinet doors panama canal, it is notable that u.s. has not had an investor assigned to panama 102018. the senate has refused to vote on president biden s choice
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