Explainer: What is the Panama Canal and why has Trump threatened to take it over?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Reporting by Sarah Morland in Mexico City; Additional reporting by Elida Moreno in Panama City; Editing by Rosalba O'BrienOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tabSuggested Topics:Land Use & BiodiversityDonald TrumpWater ManagementSarah MorlandThomson ReutersSarah is a British-French journalist covering news from across Latin America and the Caribbean, including gender violence, mining developments, regional finance and conflict in Haiti.
45% : "It was given to Panama and the people of Panama, but it has provisions," Trump said of the canal.
39% : He said the canal's tariffs were carefully and transparently evaluated, and that these maintain the canal and helped expand it in 2016, boosting traffic and global trade.
16% : On Sunday, Trump threatened to reimpose U.S. control, citing what he said were excessive fees to use the canal and a risk of Chinese influence.

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