
Shawn Yuan
Global China Unit, BBC World Service
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China is the second-biggest user of the Panama Canal by metrics of cargo volumes
During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump doubled down on his assertion that China runs the Panama Canal.
“China is operating the Panama Canal and we didn’t give it to China. We gave it to Panama and we’re taking it back,” he said.
The 51-mile (82km) Panama Canal cuts across the Central American nation and is the main link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Up to 14,000 ships use it each year as a shortcut to a journey which, before
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