Since returning to office, President Trump has made repeated claims that China operates the Panama Canal and threatened to take it back from the Panama Canal Authority, which has controlled it since 1999. Economics correspondent Paul Solman examines the canal’s history and the facts surrounding its operation. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
The history of the Panama Canal and reality of its control as Trump threatens action | PBS News Hour - Segments podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
