EXCLUSIVE: China Dangerously Close To Circumventing The Panama Canal, Report Finds

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EXCLUSIVE: China Dangerously Close To Circumventing The Panama Canal, Report Finds

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

China is aggressively expanding its Latin American influence operation by taking on major megaprojects aimed at circumventing the Panama Canal, a new report revealed Tuesday. China has been courting Brazil and Peru in…

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