More than 100 years after the construction of the engineering marvel that linked the Atlantic and Pacific oceans — and 25 years after the canal was returned to Panama by the US — the Panama Canal faces renewed intimidation from US President Donald Trump.

The canal, which was once owned by the United States but was handed over to Panama decades ago, gives vessels a much shorter route between the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. While the two countries could end up resolving the issue,

They say they fought too hard to wrest it from the U.S. to now hand back the waterway, which is part of the nation’s identity.

Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin shares a closer look at the growing geopolitical conversation around the Panama Canal on ‘Special Report.’

Panama’s government and President José Raúl Mulino have repeatedly denied that there is any Chinese presence at the canal.