The Insane Chinese Plan to Build a Canal Across Nicaragua
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Consider this; by investing the bulk of your Funding/Scheduling/ & Resources into guaranteeing (beyond ALL possibility of error or doubt) the Canal-route is -ironclad & bulletproof-, then actual Excavation/Construction time becomes just a function of how many crews you use. in theory, primary-construction cld be done in only 12 months! Just use enough crews, working at the same time, each on their own section of canal-way.
BUT, remember the only Truly Practical definition of a -Meta-Project- is something so Big, Impactful & Utterly-Irreversible that you SIMPLY DONT DARE ALLOW ANY CORRUPTION OR COCK-UPS, because either way, Youre Stuck With It!
Still, if you spent 10- yrs on Surveys & Impact-reports, AND then DBL then TRIPLE Check EVERYTHING, AND then get multiple International Confirmations (even on the Confirmations, and take-your-time to make absolutely sure you get the Survey done EXACTLY RIGHT & PERFECT, then actually building the thing should be easy & fast.
Its just a question of Focus & Approach. really, the plausibility of any Meta-Project is directly proportional to the quality of the Survey/Design information - get your data exactly right, & the rest-will-follow (more or less of its own accord.
Date: 2023-12-14
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-stevenredman1582
What's so insane about this idea? If you know the history of the Panama Canal, you already know this route across Nicaragua was the preferred American route at the end of the 19th century. France also wanted to build a canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. They chose the path across Panama. Their plan was to build a level, flat water canal. The French started to excavate to build the canal but engineering problems and the problem of Yellow Fever caused the French to abandon the project. So America got involved and initially continued with the flat water plan. After years of slow progress, it was determined that a series of locks would be the only way the canal could be built. The fact that the sea level of the Atlantic was different to that of the Pacific played a role on that decision, among many other factors.
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What's so insane about this idea? If you know the history of the Panama Canal, you already know this route across Nicaragua was the preferred American route at the end of the 19th century. France also wanted to build a canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. They chose the path across Panama. Their plan was to build a level, flat water canal. The French started to excavate to build the canal but engineering problems and the problem of Yellow Fever caused the French to abandon the project. So America got involved and initially continued with the flat water plan. After years of slow progress, it was determined that a series of locks would be the only way the canal could be built. The fact that the sea level of the Atlantic was different to that of the Pacific played a role on that decision, among many other factors.
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reallifelore
China always exaggerate the cost, give it as a loan, at very high interest rates, and delay the project, just to escalate costs.
Just like costs, the revenue figures are also inflated. While the cost / funding can be increased with china and corrupt politicians of the host country, revenues can not.
Thereby, the project becomes insoluble, and as per clause, becomes China's property.
Not just that, most of the money invested in the project goes back to China because the contractors, labor, and hardware, everything comes from china.
That way, china gets hold of foreign properties paying pennies to their corrupt politicians. We have seen that with three such neighbours - Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal.
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China always exaggerate the cost, give it as a loan, at very high interest rates, and delay the project, just to escalate costs.
Just like costs, the revenue figures are also inflated. While the cost / funding can be increased with china and corrupt politicians of the host country, revenues can not.
Thereby, the project becomes insoluble, and as per clause, becomes China's property.
Not just that, most of the money invested in the project goes back to China because the contractors, labor, and hardware, everything comes from china.
That way, china gets hold of foreign properties paying pennies to their corrupt politicians. We have seen that with three such neighbours - Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal.
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-richardrose7382
I think I read somewhere, that before Panama was considered, Nicaragua was dropped from consideration because, at the time, there was an active volcano along the route. I may be misremembering that.
There was another proposal for a wider canal, that involved a line of underground nuclear explosions that would vaporize the earth underneath and allow the land above to collapse into the hollow and create an -instant- canal. Far as I know, the idea has been completely dropped-I imagine it would work, but might contaminate ground water for a considerable amount of time-not really what any local population might want in their drinking water
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I think I read somewhere, that before Panama was considered, Nicaragua was dropped from consideration because, at the time, there was an active volcano along the route. I may be misremembering that.
There was another proposal for a wider canal, that involved a line of underground nuclear explosions that would vaporize the earth underneath and allow the land above to collapse into the hollow and create an -instant- canal. Far as I know, the idea has been completely dropped-I imagine it would work, but might contaminate ground water for a considerable amount of time-not really what any local population might want in their drinking water
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-JMDinOKC
A Nicaraguan canal was always the preference of both France and the US and many people in the US were dead set against a Panama canal and were steadfast supporters of a Nicaragua canal, until all rights to the canal were offered to the US by the Compagnie Nouvelle for the bargain price of $40 million, plus $25 million indemnity to Colombia for their loss of the province of Panama. It was just too good an offer to pass up. In building a Nicaraguan canal, the Chinese will do what the US almost did 125 years ago. As for electric power: I don-t know what conditions in Nicaragua are like, but the Panama Canal generates all its own electric power.
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A Nicaraguan canal was always the preference of both France and the US and many people in the US were dead set against a Panama canal and were steadfast supporters of a Nicaragua canal, until all rights to the canal were offered to the US by the Compagnie Nouvelle for the bargain price of $40 million, plus $25 million indemnity to Colombia for their loss of the province of Panama. It was just too good an offer to pass up. In building a Nicaraguan canal, the Chinese will do what the US almost did 125 years ago. As for electric power: I don-t know what conditions in Nicaragua are like, but the Panama Canal generates all its own electric power.
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-kevindavis9095
Let's not forget about the current political situation and the rapidly deteriorating relations between the US and China. The Chinese would be crazy to spend 40 billion dollars on a canal in America's backyard thousands of miles from the Chinese mainland that could easily be blocked and/or seized by the US military at a moment's notice. In the event of a war, the Chinese would have essentially built the US a free canal to transport supplies and equipment.
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Let's not forget about the current political situation and the rapidly deteriorating relations between the US and China. The Chinese would be crazy to spend 40 billion dollars on a canal in America's backyard thousands of miles from the Chinese mainland that could easily be blocked and/or seized by the US military at a moment's notice. In the event of a war, the Chinese would have essentially built the US a free canal to transport supplies and equipment.
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reallifelore
It is not odd 1. They got lots of money, they are charming the Central American, Southern
American, Africans, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands etc. with it. 2. They would have
control of the shipping industry for 100+ years. 3. Influential powers over the region
sort of slapped the US in the face 4. Military wise, controlling the Caribbean with their
presence. Now I don-t know how much Nicaraguan owes them or who collects the tolls.
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It is not odd 1. They got lots of money, they are charming the Central American, Southern
American, Africans, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands etc. with it. 2. They would have
control of the shipping industry for 100+ years. 3. Influential powers over the region
sort of slapped the US in the face 4. Military wise, controlling the Caribbean with their
presence. Now I don-t know how much Nicaraguan owes them or who collects the tolls.
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-ohkfilms
When you said fresh water lake source for millions. I immediately thought this issue single handedly makes me not support this no discussion no compromise. That's a worse potential catastrophe than nuclear plant meltdown. Our freshwater sources are already so scarce as it is we are at a brink of societal breakdown. All the drought and water reservoirs around the word are drying up.
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When you said fresh water lake source for millions. I immediately thought this issue single handedly makes me not support this no discussion no compromise. That's a worse potential catastrophe than nuclear plant meltdown. Our freshwater sources are already so scarce as it is we are at a brink of societal breakdown. All the drought and water reservoirs around the word are drying up.
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-jamesbrock8498
Yeah but the problem isn't giving China control over a canal the problem lies in China will have military bases along the canal just like the US does along the pit Panama canal except China would be on the land connecting to the US Southern border that's a national security issue we can't allow that
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Yeah but the problem isn't giving China control over a canal the problem lies in China will have military bases along the canal just like the US does along the pit Panama canal except China would be on the land connecting to the US Southern border that's a national security issue we can't allow that
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-multilis2
40 billion dollars isn't that much money, when you consider all the money us and china spend on millitary, including us spends on bases near china and aircraft carriers. If us has nukes in turkey, ussr wants same in cuba. It would be shorter route than panama, give china advantage over us in world trade
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40 billion dollars isn't that much money, when you consider all the money us and china spend on millitary, including us spends on bases near china and aircraft carriers. If us has nukes in turkey, ussr wants same in cuba. It would be shorter route than panama, give china advantage over us in world trade
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reallifelore
This seems like outright propaganda lies to me.
The USA's First choice for a canal across central America was NICARAGUA!
It was only decided to do Panama because a rival Banking organization won a smear campaign against the NICARAGUA canal.
Kinda like THIS video.
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This seems like outright propaganda lies to me.
The USA's First choice for a canal across central America was NICARAGUA!
It was only decided to do Panama because a rival Banking organization won a smear campaign against the NICARAGUA canal.
Kinda like THIS video.
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-thomasbury1434
the fact is that all of the Efficient/Simple/Cheap Canal Plans have been thought through by 19th Century investors and engineers and accountants and vetted by realists, and the CCP has never been mistaken by realists for being populated by realists.
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the fact is that all of the Efficient/Simple/Cheap Canal Plans have been thought through by 19th Century investors and engineers and accountants and vetted by realists, and the CCP has never been mistaken by realists for being populated by realists.
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-Mullet-ZubazPants
The Grand Canal in China was built thousands of years ago, which stretches 1, 104 miles, and is still used today. Of course back then they didn't care how many prisoners and slaves died in it's construction. Or how many people had to be displaced
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The Grand Canal in China was built thousands of years ago, which stretches 1, 104 miles, and is still used today. Of course back then they didn't care how many prisoners and slaves died in it's construction. Or how many people had to be displaced
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-russell9206
They've been talking about that for decades. Everytime they start up the international environmentlist step in. Also and more important is the Rio San Juan, Nicaragua Owns the river but Costa Rica owns the southern land side of the river. PROBLEM.
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They've been talking about that for decades. Everytime they start up the international environmentlist step in. Also and more important is the Rio San Juan, Nicaragua Owns the river but Costa Rica owns the southern land side of the river. PROBLEM.
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-multilis2
The lake is higher than the ocean, water flows down. Not a given that the lakes going to get contaminated with salt. For the same reason the great lakes aren't contaminated with salt from the st-lawrence sea way
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The lake is higher than the ocean, water flows down. Not a given that the lakes going to get contaminated with salt. For the same reason the great lakes aren't contaminated with salt from the st-lawrence sea way
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-mayurgilda
Environmental protection is the most important, catastrophic disasters are already happening, Nicaragua rainforests and the freshwater need of conservation, rather they should make the Panamanian Canal wide.
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Environmental protection is the most important, catastrophic disasters are already happening, Nicaragua rainforests and the freshwater need of conservation, rather they should make the Panamanian Canal wide.
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-e. jenima7263
The west as well as Japan and south Korea needs to put China in its place. they are starting to get way to bold and lets not forget the MANY Human rights violations that they commit on a daily basesis.
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The west as well as Japan and south Korea needs to put China in its place. they are starting to get way to bold and lets not forget the MANY Human rights violations that they commit on a daily basesis.
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reallifelore
build a new canal to match the same shipping requirements that the panama canal currently fulfills then shut down the panama canal for several years to future proof it's width and depth.
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build a new canal to match the same shipping requirements that the panama canal currently fulfills then shut down the panama canal for several years to future proof it's width and depth.
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-allenjohnson7686
China seems obsessed with getting poorer countries into debt traps! .
when they dont get the money back they expect.
what will they expect in return?
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China seems obsessed with getting poorer countries into debt traps! .
when they dont get the money back they expect.
what will they expect in return?
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reallifelore
On the other hand, competition with Panama is good for the world ( they have monopoly since
May 1904 ) and the Panama Canal will keep the tolls fee down.
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On the other hand, competition with Panama is good for the world ( they have monopoly since
May 1904 ) and the Panama Canal will keep the tolls fee down.
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-prarabdhadas8215
China's plan is to take the land around the canal and then slowly take over Nicaragua. Then they will have a military base that could threaten the USA
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China's plan is to take the land around the canal and then slowly take over Nicaragua. Then they will have a military base that could threaten the USA
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-louisdsouza6976
What will happen to the. huge fresh water. lake. the canal will polute this huge fresh water with sea water
Please ask the chinese to explain
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What will happen to the. huge fresh water. lake. the canal will polute this huge fresh water with sea water
Please ask the chinese to explain
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-zamanalizade9150
American media told china is dangerous after hiroshima and nagasaki atomic bomb, killing hindus, causing korean war, killing vietnamese people
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American media told china is dangerous after hiroshima and nagasaki atomic bomb, killing hindus, causing korean war, killing vietnamese people
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-wirehyperspace
when it better to make one at the Mexican American border so both can make money with fish farms and factories to define a better space race
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when it better to make one at the Mexican American border so both can make money with fish farms and factories to define a better space race
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-anvilsvs
Ah yes, the dream of a sea level canal wide enough for super max tankers to pass in opposite directions. -Sounded like a nice idea at the time-.
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Ah yes, the dream of a sea level canal wide enough for super max tankers to pass in opposite directions. -Sounded like a nice idea at the time-.
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-michaelclark8138
Can I imagine a modern construction company being okay with 4, 000 deaths? Yes, completely. See Qatar-s World Cup stadium construction.
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Can I imagine a modern construction company being okay with 4, 000 deaths? Yes, completely. See Qatar-s World Cup stadium construction.
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-hatchmaster_5745
Join us in 2024 when china announces they're building a canal through the the Sahara desert so they dont have to used the Suez anymore
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Join us in 2024 when china announces they're building a canal through the the Sahara desert so they dont have to used the Suez anymore
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-strokerace4765
I like the Mexican one, it could be staffed by the American military and it would help solve the problem of peoples coming north!
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I like the Mexican one, it could be staffed by the American military and it would help solve the problem of peoples coming north!
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-user-np6ej7pq6r
Fun Fact: The U. S. actually tried to do the same thing, but was convinced by a French engineer to make the switch to Panama.
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Fun Fact: The U. S. actually tried to do the same thing, but was convinced by a French engineer to make the switch to Panama.
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-andresgaming4378
I don-t think they should build because what if they chose communism this will extent another Cold War in the americas
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I don-t think they should build because what if they chose communism this will extent another Cold War in the americas
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