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Does a ‘foreign power’ threaten the Panama Canal? Here’s what you need to know

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President Donald Trump has made repeated demands for control of the Panama Canal .

In his inauguration speech, Trump mentioned Panama six times, more than any other foreign country.

Trump has long complained about the “bad deal” Jimmy Carter made when he returned the canal to Panama in 1977 .

To date there is no evidence of Chinese military activity in Panama .

Under the 1977 treaty, the US returned the canal with the understanding that the waterway remain neutral.

A US occupation of the canal would fly in the face of international law and the treaty the US agreed to.

Trying to wrest the canal back by force from an ally would be a propaganda goldmine for Russia and China .

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