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This R&D provides resources on the Nicaragua Canal, otherwise known as the Nicaraguan Grand Canal. The canal will be longer, deeper, and wider than the Panama Canal. In 2013, the Nicaraguan National Assembly granted a fifty-year concession to the Hong Kong-based HKND group to construct the canal for $50 billion. Critics argue that the canal is not necessary, is not financially feasible, and will harm the environment.
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Military beachhead for Chinese interests in Central America Is Nicaragua canal a watershed for China’s influence? http://t.co/oa9XVBVTle
— Carla Chamorro (@CarlaChamorros) December 31, 2014
Why is #China leading the way on the #Nicaragua Interoceanic Canal? @rbeckhusen knows http://t.co/YXAqvvp8EB cc @offiziere
— ISN Zurich (@ISN_Zurich) December 31, 2014
There goes the lake, certainly… Why the Nicaragua canal may be a disaster http://t.co/qYVRQ1qtyA
— Nirmal Ghosh (@karmanomad) December 27, 2014
Protestors fear the #NicaraguaKanaal will create “dead zones” in Lake Nicaragua. http://t.co/ngdCFqQkCh
— Marketplace (@Marketplace) December 29, 2014
Obama Dumps Monroe Doctrine, China Emboldened: Doubts deepen over Chinese-backed Nicaragua canal http://t.co/Pa7IQdGQJU via @YahooNews
— Lou Dobbs (@loudobbsnews) December 28, 2014
Protest against Nicaragua canal turns violent http://t.co/RUPwYo9B2m concern over loss of homes/entire villages
— Alex Trillo (@ATfiles) December 31, 2014
‘Nicaragua Canal – potential threat to the US and Western powers’ (Op-Edge by @salbuchi) http://t.co/WHEnd7sOuY pic.twitter.com/fYD3qUMMF9
— RT (@RT_com) December 27, 2014
No one knows who will pay for the $50 billion canal being built in Nicaragua http://t.co/mtFzYJihtp
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) December 26, 2014
A year and a half after $50 billion project launched to build canal across Nicaragua, doubts have only grown — http://t.co/ttXlTRh7go
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) December 26, 2014
Group Demands Release of Anti-Canal Protesters in Nicaragua: A coalition of civic and… http://t.co/hBZbxXEx6b
— LatAm Herald Tribune (@LAHT) December 26, 2014
6 things you need to know about Nicaragua’s big dumb canal project http://t.co/2Mf0XqCmXA pic.twitter.com/nK6IpUVopp
— Environment News (@nire_105) December 24, 2014
Why the Plan to Dig a Canal Across Nicaragua Could Be a Very Bad Idea | WIRED http://t.co/8z8arVDg4b
— Carla Chamorro (@CarlaChamorros) December 31, 2014