The Germans are doing it for the benefit of the Chinese.
Not to mention, we used to be quite the powerhouse in terms of railroad building ourselves and still can be. Most of the locomotives down in South America are and were products of GM and GE. Should have been us doing this project.
Way past time to reverse what Carter did with the Panama Canal proper, too.
“”Should have been us doing this project.””
That’s just plain nutty. As if the politicians in DC had nothing better to do than get us involved in a boondoggle in South America. Let Germany send their “refugees” there to work on the project. That’s one way to get rid of them but I guess it’s not really Merkle’s desire to be rid of them. Heck - send her there too!
Weren’t there enough Germans there already, particularly ones that had experience with trains? Oh, wait...