Japan has overtaken China to become the second-biggest user of the Panama Canal amid an escalating trade war between Beijing and Washington, canal authorities said.
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S Japan
V [has overtaken]
O China
日本は中国を追い抜いた。
S (Japan)
V [to] become
(the second-biggest) user [of] the Panama Canal
日本はパナマ運河の二番目のユーザーになる。
[amid] an escalating trade war
貿易戦争の最中で
[between] Beijing [and] Washington
北京とワシントンとの間の
, canal authorities said
運河当局はいいました。