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What the new Panama Canal tells us about globalization

People wave Panama flags as they wait for the Chinese COSCO container vessel named Andronikos to navigate through the Agua Clara locks during the first ceremonial pass through the newly expanded Panama Canal in Agua Clara, on the outskirts of Colon City, Panama June 26, 2016.

Image: REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

Peter Vanham
Previously, Deputy Head of Media at World Economic Forum. Executive Editor, Fortune
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