Political Commentator (8:25)

And first, the idea that China would seek to have significant influence and has been seeking to establish significant influence in the Bahamas and in fact, through the Caribbean. Yeah, we don't have to speculate, Lou. We know that Chinese investment in the Bahamas is significant. There's a $3 billion investment in. Yes, we just went through that. We just went through that. Yeah. I mean, it's just enormous investment. And this investment is the type that probably will end up being bases for the Chinese military, especially the Navy. We could have a Chinese naval port less than 90 miles from Palm Beach. So we know the Chinese are going to put a lot of money into the Bahamas because of this disaster. And we've just got to put in much more and we've got to show them that this is the United States and this is our backyard and we're not letting them in.

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Political Analyst (11:24)

And as Donald Trump is bullying the Bahamas, bullying Panama, bullying Turks and Caicos, just take a look at the types of stuff that they're posting in China. I'm not showing this to spread propaganda in China. I want to let you know the contrast in the language that's being used. So you see how China is exploiting America's bullying by saying, hey, we just want to invest. We respect your culture, we respect your diversity. Take a look at this. On December 2, 2024, the Chinese ambassador to the Bahamas, Yan Zhyrong, attended the Disability Awareness Week event jointly organized by the Bahamas National Commission for Persons with DISAB and the Department of Social Services. Right? I guess MAGA would view an event like that as what being being too woke. Take a look at this headline from July 12, 2021 More Chinese investment made in RMB to the Bahamas for Infrastructure. Bahamas is often overlooked as a destination for major Chinese investment. And we see here, for example, the Bahamas government signed. Here's another multimillion dollar economic and technical agreement with China right there. This is from October 29, 2024. Now look, this is Chinese propaganda right here. But I want to show you again what China is doing right here to build on divisions with the United States that Donald Trump is falling right into. Take a look at this. And this is regarding Bahamas and Panama and other countries both in the Caribbean, South America, Central America. To break the past of unilateral interventions by the United States, Panama should look to more humanist multilateral mechanisms such as brics, said Julio Yao, a Panama based international relations expert. Remember we talked about brics, Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and a bunch of other countries. South American countries that are joining the bricks are reaching out. They are saying, look, if Trump's gonna bully you, Mexico, if Trump's gonna bully you, Panama, join the bricks and we're going to take care of you. And one of the places that Donald Trump says he wants to dump human beings who he engages, the mass deportations out, who he targets with mass deportations is also in Panama. But I want to reflect on this as well. Back In June of 2017, June 13, 2017, to be specific, Panama established formal ties. It opened up diplomatic relations with China, ditching Taiwan in a big win for Beijing, a big win for President Xi. So take a look at that. That's when Donald Trump was in office. You have China establishing these ties with Panama. They're thinking long term, they're playing four dimensional, five dimensional chess. While Donald Trump is posting social media stuff of himself threatening to annex one of our greatest allies in Canada. Or Donald Trump making late night social media posts saying that he's going to impose 100% tariffs on BRICS nations, which is going to make people go more towards brics, because the whole thesis is look at America, look how erratic they are, look how bad they're being. So shortly after Panama announced that it was moving away from Taiwan towards Beijing while Trump was in office, there was a China Panama forum exploring bilateral business opportunities after a little over a month when the two countries established diplomatic ties. And here I want to show you right here, this is from again, this is kind of propaganda from China, but I'm showing it solely for the purpose of education. So you can see how China is utilizing investments for its Belt and road initiative to pour money into these areas versus bully them the way Donald Trump is. Just watch this. I'll keep it very short. Let's play it.

News Reporter (15:37)

The Panama China Trade and Investment Forum opened in Panama City on Monday to explore bilateral business opportunities. The event took place a little over a month since the two countries established diplomatic ties. Some 40 Chinese business leaders met with 30 of their Panamanian counterparts at the forum held in the city's financial district. Wang Weihua, charge d'affaires at China's embassy in Panama, told the gathering he hoped the forum will lead to new trade and investment cooperation between the two nations.

Political Analyst (16:39)

In Central America.

News Reporter (16:40)

America Latina Panama is China's largest Central American trade partner with some 30 Chinese companies operating around the country, which received Chinese foreign direct investment of US$230 million in 2016.

Political Analyst (16:57)

And we saw this during Trump won. For example, President Xi arrived in Panama for a state visit on December 2nd of 2018, which was the first of its kind since China and the Central American country established diplomatic relations in June 2017. Here's some of the other information that China put out. Bold infrastructure expansion in Panama, Bridge building and road projects in the Darien Gap. Extensive road systems built by China and significant investments in Panama and to open and pave the Darien Gap and witness the construction of massive concrete and steel highways. I mean, I want you to think about what they're trying to do there, especially in areas like the Panama Canal. Why are they doing that? So given the Panama Canal being the critical key trade route, just think about it. You're going to bully Panama and say you're going to dump migrants who you're mass deporting in this, like in this kind of human trafficking mill that you want, want to run. Trump and dumb people in Panama, dumb people in Peru. These are countries and they have an opportunity to cut deals with people like China and Russia. Like, what are you doing here? So here it's China's conquest of Latin America. China's economic and strategic presence in Latin America grows through trade investments and the Belt and Road initiative, also exemplified by the Chunky Port project in Peru as well. Two Chinese enterprises have won the bid of a fourth bridge over the Panama Canal with a contract price of 1.42 billion. One of the most important engineering programs in Panama and Central America and also the biggest bridge project that Chinese enterprises have ever won in the region. That's being put out by the People's Daily in China right there. But you see them saying that this is a bridge over the Panama, like right there by the Panama Canal that they're controlling. So I just want to show you what's going on. And all this is why geopolitical diplomacy and international diplomacy is handled with care and tact. And President Biden strengthening allies while Donald Trump is posting videos of himself or posting photos of himself pretending to annex Canada. It's so different. But this has real world ramifications as well. Of now China moving in and establishing strategic military spots, strategic investments. You get it. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 4 million subscribers together. Love this video. Make sure you stay up to date on the latest breaking news and all things Midas by signing up to the Midas touch newsletter@midas touch.com newsletter.

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