Nicaraguan Canal, Part 2

Who is Wang Jing? Man behind Nicaragua's canal project is as dodgy as they come.

Did a little checking and came across a post on Alek Boyd's blog from July of last year, which contained this little bit:

Furthermore, reports in Chinese media warn that the project is fraught with risks, and most likely unviable, given its geopolitical significance. The argument, in short, goes that the US government is not about to allow China to build and control an interoceanic canal in Nicaragua.

Now, a year and a half later, they are talking about starting construction next month.  Huh.