Jennifer Ghitis : That 's when Wang first made contact with the Ortegas . Chinese man says plan to build transoceanic canal through Nicaragua . It would be one of world 's most ambitious engineering projects , bigger than Panama Canal . She says it would put China , not U.S. , in Central America . Critics say Ortega pushing for it . Ghitis : There are many skeptics , but project set to start July 22 . It 's looking serious now .
Jennifer Ghitis : Chinese man says plan to build transoceanic canal through Nicaragua . It would be one of world 's most ambitious engineering projects , bigger than Panama Canal . She says it would put China , not U.S. , in Central America . Critics say Ortega pushing for it . Ghitis : There are many skeptics , but project set to start July 22 . It 's looking serious now .