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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.
Extemp Central also wishes all extempers across the country a Happy New Year!
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