China's Controversial Mega-Canal Project

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[00:00:00]The Panama Canal moves $270 billion in cargo every year.

[00:00:05]It's one of the most important pieces of infrastructure on Earth. And China wants to build a replacement right here in Nicaragua.

[00:00:12]Four times longer, three times deeper, big enough for the largest ships in the world. Cost $50 billion. The problem? It would cut through a pristine rainforest, destroy Central America's largest freshwater lake, and hand China control of a choke point in America's back