Show threadRamesh Gupta6d ago

@TCatInReality @kravietz @janvlug

I agree with what you are saying on human rights, environment, and so on.

But it's hard to disagree on #China's decisiveness given its insurmountable lead in manufacturing & infrastructure like #BeltAndRoadInitiative #BRI.

Speaking only of my country, #USA now has just as bad or worse environment & human rights situation but none of the manufacturing & infrastructure prowess.

#MarshallPlan, #PanamaCanal are quaint historical references, not current events🙂

joe•iuculano May 24

#StraitOfHormuz isn’t only chokepoint. In 2017 study, #ForeignPolicy thinktank #ChathamHouse sed world #food system had bcum painfully exposd to 14 “critical junctures”, frm..Hormuz 2 #StraitOfMalacca, between #MalayPeninsula & #Sumatra, 2 #BlackSea ports that connect #Ukrainian & #Russian farmrs 2 world. #PanamaCanal is another; multi-year drought across #CentralAmerica has restrictd transits through the canal, which carries 16% of world’s grain trade, forcing up prices

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/24/horror-price-caps-fix-broken-food-system-analysis#Echobox=1779600348

Squeals of horror over price caps – but how are we going to fix our broken food system?

Global events and the climate crisis have left Britain’s food system dangerously exposed and in desperate need of an overhaul

The Guardian
StatuslinkMay 20
Powered almost entirely by gravity and freshwater, the canal lifts massive ships over a continent through a synchronized rhythm of locks, gates, and flowing water. It is a living hydraulic system - a giant body of water that breathes #PanamaCanal youtu.be/kjIyYm46VzI statusl.ink/poweredalmos...

The Living Machine of the Pana...
The Living Machine of the Panama Canal

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IwpostMay 4
Far from random, China’s global port network is clustering near the world’s riskiest trade routes. #BeltandRoadInitiative #China #Chineseinvestment #Maritime #Panama #PanamaCanal #StraitofHormuz #Trade #Tradingroutes
https://iwpost.com/far-from-random-chinas-global-port-network-is-clustering-near-the-worlds-riskiest-trade-routes/?fsp_sid=7583
Far from random, China’s global port network is clustering near the world’s riskiest trade routes

A review of 133 countries’ ports found a correlation between investment from China and proximity to chokepoints.

IwPost
Liam O'Mara IV, PhDMay 4
Having guided #Panama's successful independence from #Colombia the year before to gain control of the #PanamaCanalZone, the USA on #ThisDayInHistory in 1904 began construction on its attempt at the #PanamaCanal. Over 25k people total died building it, many of them #AfroCaribbean.
Taran RampersadApr 29

I may have missed something, because I did not know this was an issue? Explicitly mentioning China...

https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/04/joint-statement-in-support-of-panamas-sovereignty-between-the-united-states-of-america-bolivia-costa-rica-guyana-paraguay-and-trinidad-and-tobago/

#Panama #panamacanal #china

WanderBeardApr 24

My final day in Central America! 🇵🇦

Closing out this overland chapter at the Panama Canal. A mix of reflection and a full logistics guide on how to visit the Panama Canal in 2026.

Full video here: https://youtu.be/69G1M0sXqgo

#Panama #Travel #PanamaCanal #WanderBeard #OverlandTravel #Logistics

Mathrubhumi EnglishApr 24
Companies are reportedly paying millions for priority Panama Canal transit as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz reshape global shipping routes and drive up costs https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/panama-canal-shipping-costs-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-a40qyo9o?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #PanamaCanal #StraitOfHormuz #GlobalTrade #ShippingIndustry
World History EncyclopediaApr 22
"Earth Shapers: How We Mapped and Mastered the World, from the Panama Canal to the Baltic Way" by Maxim Samson is a unique journey that takes us on an exciting exploration of some of the most interesting and controversial paths in human history. #History #Cartography #Exploration #Geography #PanamaCanal #Transportation #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/8-548-en/
Earth Shapers: How We Mapped and Mastered the World

When discussing an academic book on mapping, one might expect a text laden with lists of geological and geographical features of places that are barely depicted beyond soils and sediments. However...

World History Encyclopedia
My OpinionApr 21
Day 6 - #PANAMACANAL We are being escorted toward the locks. #travel #cruises #princess