China Calling Shots in Central, South America Now!

worldnetdaily.com ^ | December 8, 2007 | staff

[kellynla]

China's influence in North America has reached the point that Canada, the United States and Mexico all are proposing new super-ports to accept mega-ships loaded with thousands of containers of goods from the exporting nation. Now it's reaching into Central and South America as well.

The BBC is reporting that the Panamanian National Assembly has approved a plan to make teaching Mandarin obligatory, "in recognition of China's growing importance in the world economy."

The report said the bill's supporters believe boosting the number of people who speak Chinese will help boost the economic competitiveness Panama offers the global economy.

At this point, China is the single biggest user of the Panama Canal, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Supporters of the plan say that while English now is the international language of business, Mandarin soon will be required for significant progress.

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The two nations already have trade estimated at $1 billion a year.

The Panamanian legislative proposal, while not yet final, would establish a deadline of 10 years for Mandarin to be among subjects in all of the nation's school's.

Since Panama took full control of the U.S.-built canal from the United States in 1999, traffic has grown by more than 30 percent. Officials say it's been spurred particularly by the expansion of China's exports to the rest of the world, and the traffic now is dominated by containers holding electronics, textiles and other goods.

Panama also is expanding the canal in order to allow the so-called post-Panamax ships to use its locks, which at the present time are too small.

[kellynla]

"Alan S. Blinder, a Princeton University economist who was former Federal Reserve Board vice chairman, told the Wall Street Journal in an interview reported March 28 that the U.S. was at risk of 40 million jobs being shipped out of the country to outsourcing in the next decade or two. "

[bannie]

How NICE that we gave them the Panama Canal.

[doug from upland]

I was way, way ahead of my time. 1966, 8th floor of San Miguel Hall at UC Santa Barbara was the sign in my window:

BOMB PEKING

[kellynla]

“How NICE that we gave them the Panama Canal.”

Nothing like inviting Commies to sit on your back porch.

But then, our colleges & universities, the Democrat party, the Media, the entertainment industry, in fact all of America is inundated with ‘em, so why not? LOL

“Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink.”
P.J.O’Rourke

[Clemenza]

When I was working in Panama back in 2000-2002, the locals kept telling me that the Chinese were “10% of the population.” While I doubt that it is that high (probably more like 3-4%) the large influx of mainland Chinese since the early 90s is NOT accidental.

[madison10]

Whoopee. We’ve sold everything to China...including ourselves.

[SatinDoll]

All we have to do is stop buying “MADE IN CHINA”. That gets left on the shelf, rack, or in the bin.

Make the choice and just don’t buy.

[JACKRUSSELL]

(Please FReepmail me if you would like to be on or off of the list.)

[JACKRUSSELL]

More unsettling news from the article:

Another report by the World Tribune also notes that Ecuador's president, Rafael Correa, has announced he will not renew with the United States a contract that expires in 2009 for operations at the Manta Airport, instead offering the facility to China.

The airfield, one of the last outposts in South America for the U.S. military, would be leased to Beijing if Correa has his way, according to a report on the nation's presidential website.

Correa reported that the airport is part of a plan for his nation to become a "doorway" that would give China access to Latin America.

The company that already is running Manta's seaport and government officials have had discussions about a Chinese investment in a rail system, too, the report said.

[proudofthesouth]

I remember writing on the outside of my school notebook back in 1971 to bomb Russia!

[Americanexpat]

About twenty years ago my brother in law said he was going to send his kids to a bi lingual school to learn English since it would help them in almost any profession. I told him at the time that he should have them learn Chinese since they would probably own Panama in a few years.

There are many Chinese businesses in Panama and they mostly employ other Chinese. You will see five Chinese in one store and a few weeks or months later it will be five different Chinese. If they can not afford to come in legally they will sneak in. There have been news stories lately about bodies washed up on shore or immigration busts of Chinese.

Of cource the Chinese organized crime comes in as part of the package but their crimes are mostly dealing with the Chinese population.

[Americanexpat]

About twenty years ago my brother in law said he was going to send his kids to a bi lingual school to learn English since it would help them in almost any profession. I told him at the time that he should have them learn Chinese since they would probably own Panama in a few years.

There are many Chinese businesses in Panama and they mostly employ other Chinese. You will see five Chinese in one store and a few weeks or months later it will be five different Chinese. If they can not afford to come in legally they will sneak in. There have been news stories lately about bodies washed up on shore or immigration busts of Chinese.

Of cource the Chinese organized crime comes in as part of the package but their crimes are mostly dealing with the Chinese population.

[kellynla]

You understand the problem and I understand the problem;
the problem is that Jimmy Carter, B.J. Clinton & Congress didn’t...or maybe the Lefties DID know what they were doing after all, “Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink.” P.J.O’Rourke.

Who says Communism is dead...