Russia and China will build a rival the Panama Canal - Nicaragua Bashny.Net

Both Russia and China are preparing for a serious geopolitical clash with the United States. One important element of this training is to create a competitor to the Panama Canal - canal in Nicaragua, controlled by Russia and China.
China received the leadership of the Nicaraguan concession for 100 years in the construction and operation of the canal. The project will involve the construction of the channel Russian companies. Start of construction is planned for December 2014. The preliminary cost of the project - more than 40 billion. $.
Planned start of operation - 2019., The final completion of construction - 2029.
Will be built 2-port, airport, oil, etc. Via Nicaragua will be able to go vessels of up to 270 ths. Tons, while the Panama Canal, even after the expansion will be able to pass ships half the tonnage. The project also includes the construction of the railway, two airports and oil.





In order to stop the attempts to break the US plans to create a channel, Russia signed an agreement with Nicaragua (until a certain time-limit).
Nicaragua allowed the Russian military ships and aircraft to visit the country during the first half of 2014. and to patrol the territorial waters of Nicaragua in the Caribbean and in the Pacific until 30 June 2015.
Nicaragua is currently an ally of Russia.
Nicaragua was among the 11 countries that supported the position of the Russian Federation at the UN vote on the referendum in Crimea.
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution recognizing the referendum in Crimea illegal. In favor - 11 against, 58 abstained and 100 - for.
The position of the Russian Federation supported:
Belarus
Armenia
Syria
Cuba
North Korea
Sudan
Zimbabwe
Bolivia
Venezuela
Nicaragua
P.S. Currently we considered the issue of deploying Russian bases in Cuba.





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