WASHINGTON – The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee heard witness testimony about the Panama Canal on Tuesday. Senators focused on the extent of the Chinese government’s involvement with the canal through private businesses and the possible threat to national security.
The Hong Kong-based company Hutchison operates ports at each end of the canal, and China is building a bridge over the waterway. These actions could violate the treaty that transferred the canal from the U.S. to Panama.
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