China's Insane Plan to Dig a Canal Across the Balkans
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Once the transport links are there, you can get goods made in china far quicker and cheaper than other countries therefore they have a stranglegod on manufacturing.
If you look at the map, you can see if any african country was to start manufacturing goods they will be so well places to sell to Europe. This is what china fears most. Their distance away from the markets makes them vulnerable. US could be served by manufacturers in mexico and Europe can be served by manufacturers in Africa.
Date: 2023-12-14
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-sabitkondakc9147
Danube canal isn't that large & deep all the way through Europe, also ditching a canal through aegean sea would create another unfathomable tension between USA & China, it's strategically impossible. Also the part of Danube river opens to black sea is quite wide & deep, it gets narrower and drier along the way, adding insult to injury Danube river is a source of tap water in some European countries and so it faces draught in hot summer days, not to mention those -heat waves-.
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Danube canal isn't that large & deep all the way through Europe, also ditching a canal through aegean sea would create another unfathomable tension between USA & China, it's strategically impossible. Also the part of Danube river opens to black sea is quite wide & deep, it gets narrower and drier along the way, adding insult to injury Danube river is a source of tap water in some European countries and so it faces draught in hot summer days, not to mention those -heat waves-.
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-peetgaming
European people want less china made product and more European made product, and that trend will get bigger by the year. Cheap china products aren't that cheap if you buy yourself jobless. And shipping all those simple products that can also produced local across the globe is madness, bad for environment, that is the old way, we need to reform the world trade. China must generate there own internal market and reduce the export and increase internal demand.
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European people want less china made product and more European made product, and that trend will get bigger by the year. Cheap china products aren't that cheap if you buy yourself jobless. And shipping all those simple products that can also produced local across the globe is madness, bad for environment, that is the old way, we need to reform the world trade. China must generate there own internal market and reduce the export and increase internal demand.
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-edgarst837
You forgot to mention the fact that the BRI is nothing but a loan sharking scheme for China to steal assets from countries it loans money too. They require the countries they loan money to use Chinese firms who build tofu-dreg structures and embezzle the funds. China then says pay back the loan despite the fact the project was never completed properly. Ask Sri-Lanka how well BRI worked out for them.
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You forgot to mention the fact that the BRI is nothing but a loan sharking scheme for China to steal assets from countries it loans money too. They require the countries they loan money to use Chinese firms who build tofu-dreg structures and embezzle the funds. China then says pay back the loan despite the fact the project was never completed properly. Ask Sri-Lanka how well BRI worked out for them.
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-Raao1
Disliked for the atrocious mistake in displaying the location of the Danube. It serves as a border between Romania and Bulgaria, the lines on the map are visible. YET you placed the river way too south where the longest mountain in the Balkans is.
I've seen similar blatant mistakes on other videos for African countries too. Get a better editing process.
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Disliked for the atrocious mistake in displaying the location of the Danube. It serves as a border between Romania and Bulgaria, the lines on the map are visible. YET you placed the river way too south where the longest mountain in the Balkans is.
I've seen similar blatant mistakes on other videos for African countries too. Get a better editing process.
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-Metron_Ariston
I don't see any way of how that project could be achievable! Even if all states across the canal would come on a construction agreement, we are talking about huge mountainous regions and small, narrow and swallow rivers that get dry during summer! I don't know any construction study being realistic or any technological trick being achievable!
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I don't see any way of how that project could be achievable! Even if all states across the canal would come on a construction agreement, we are talking about huge mountainous regions and small, narrow and swallow rivers that get dry during summer! I don't know any construction study being realistic or any technological trick being achievable!
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-treeslayerr
I'm sorry but ships are in no way more environmentally friendly. A train will always be the better way for the invoronment. Oversea ships are so damn dirty most times they are not allowed to enter a port on their own power since they are no longer in open and free waters. Also ships use one of the worst fuel there is.
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I'm sorry but ships are in no way more environmentally friendly. A train will always be the better way for the invoronment. Oversea ships are so damn dirty most times they are not allowed to enter a port on their own power since they are no longer in open and free waters. Also ships use one of the worst fuel there is.
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-railfan1956
How does all this shelling out money to other countries play with China's population decline? China as of 2023 has fallen below India in total numbers and will continue to decline to below 1 billion by 2050 to 2090. This will put a dent in their investments with an aging population.
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How does all this shelling out money to other countries play with China's population decline? China as of 2023 has fallen below India in total numbers and will continue to decline to below 1 billion by 2050 to 2090. This will put a dent in their investments with an aging population.
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-rockingrouge7050
China has Million and Millions of Bullish Workers with about 1. 5 Billions Population.
They build anything including the Great Wall and Dams which is visible from Space. The Chinese is afraid of hunger or no food but is not afraid of hard laborious works.
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China has Million and Millions of Bullish Workers with about 1. 5 Billions Population.
They build anything including the Great Wall and Dams which is visible from Space. The Chinese is afraid of hunger or no food but is not afraid of hard laborious works.
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-linasarizona
When this bs about China building canals will stop. China already building Nicaragua canal more like 10 years. With my knowledge they don't move a lot forward. Maybe before talking about another Chinese projects must show up progress on Nicaragua project?
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When this bs about China building canals will stop. China already building Nicaragua canal more like 10 years. With my knowledge they don't move a lot forward. Maybe before talking about another Chinese projects must show up progress on Nicaragua project?
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-widevader
Like damn half this map is highlighted wrong. Serbia is way off and Belgrade is made to be in eastern part of it, while the danube is so wrong it goes straight trough bulgaria.
It seems who ever edited this made everything a bit down than it should be
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Like damn half this map is highlighted wrong. Serbia is way off and Belgrade is made to be in eastern part of it, while the danube is so wrong it goes straight trough bulgaria.
It seems who ever edited this made everything a bit down than it should be
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-SaranjivacSRB
-I see a very large problem with this plan. The Morava is too small and shallow for larger ships to pass, especially during the summer, so even if you widen and deepen it there simply would not be enough water to fill it. -
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-I see a very large problem with this plan. The Morava is too small and shallow for larger ships to pass, especially during the summer, so even if you widen and deepen it there simply would not be enough water to fill it. -
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-zkittlesbutbetter
Why would Turkey care? They can-t tax people going through the Bosporus and it mostly just causes frustration for Istanbul (traffic and the dangers of transporting explosives, weapons, etc)
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Why would Turkey care? They can-t tax people going through the Bosporus and it mostly just causes frustration for Istanbul (traffic and the dangers of transporting explosives, weapons, etc)
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-startledhamster
I'd be sooooo happy if this happened, but honestly, it's highely likely that Turkey would start a war rather than to lose exclusive power as gatekeeper for blacksea, and danube trade route
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I'd be sooooo happy if this happened, but honestly, it's highely likely that Turkey would start a war rather than to lose exclusive power as gatekeeper for blacksea, and danube trade route
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-ivanspyro
Holy carps, the amount of -you've drawn the Danube too south- comments is ridiculous. Just upvote someone else's comment that says it, why flood the comment section with that
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Holy carps, the amount of -you've drawn the Danube too south- comments is ridiculous. Just upvote someone else's comment that says it, why flood the comment section with that
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-Pajtim2023
This thing will build when turkey take traccee and agean islands after 2023
Than is possible
Other than that it will never happend
Turkey will never allow that
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This thing will build when turkey take traccee and agean islands after 2023
Than is possible
Other than that it will never happend
Turkey will never allow that
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-faisal-ca
I wish a day when all big powers will compete in terms of building roads, canals, tunnels to make life for business communities and ordinary citizens easier.
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I wish a day when all big powers will compete in terms of building roads, canals, tunnels to make life for business communities and ordinary citizens easier.
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reallifelore
Besides Danube route being wrong as many have stated, you also didn't get Serbia's territory right as you didn't include kosova (south province of Serbia.
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Besides Danube route being wrong as many have stated, you also didn't get Serbia's territory right as you didn't include kosova (south province of Serbia.
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-zew1414
Where is China getting all this money from to be throwing it around all over the world without hyper inflating it and crashing like a cheap Chinese knockoff
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Where is China getting all this money from to be throwing it around all over the world without hyper inflating it and crashing like a cheap Chinese knockoff
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-hdgaming4563
This man really thinks Austria and its citizens will allow China to build a whole ass canal through the alps which help Austria's economy with tourism
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This man really thinks Austria and its citizens will allow China to build a whole ass canal through the alps which help Austria's economy with tourism
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reallifelore
When the Egyptians were building the pyramids i imagine they were also doing stuff like this. Id love to know what rivers are man made.
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When the Egyptians were building the pyramids i imagine they were also doing stuff like this. Id love to know what rivers are man made.
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-michaeltayeby6242
Reality Chinese economy is much bigger than USA, simply Americans can't do big infrastructure projects even in their own country.
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Reality Chinese economy is much bigger than USA, simply Americans can't do big infrastructure projects even in their own country.
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-Mr-Anub
So, I live in Bratislava - while what you show at 2: 50 is an option, its not really used: ) only few ships (small cargo) pass thru daily.
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So, I live in Bratislava - while what you show at 2: 50 is an option, its not really used: ) only few ships (small cargo) pass thru daily.
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-goatgamer001
China wanted to connect Piraeus with central Europe with train but in 2017 Italy bought greek railway operator trainose to stop china
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China wanted to connect Piraeus with central Europe with train but in 2017 Italy bought greek railway operator trainose to stop china
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-realnanak4809
Actually Morava river is in Kosovo not serbia, they cant do something like this if Kosovo isnt going to be part of it officially.
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Actually Morava river is in Kosovo not serbia, they cant do something like this if Kosovo isnt going to be part of it officially.
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-LittleMacscorner
I actually find it REALLY hard to believe saving 900 kilometer in ocean travel is actually worth the cost of making a canal.
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I actually find it REALLY hard to believe saving 900 kilometer in ocean travel is actually worth the cost of making a canal.
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reallifelore
A little correction, ships can't go through the danube delta, they have to go through the danube-black sea canal in romania
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A little correction, ships can't go through the danube delta, they have to go through the danube-black sea canal in romania
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-wariskhan44
China earned money by labour from around the world
America earned money by selling arms to poor countries in the world
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China earned money by labour from around the world
America earned money by selling arms to poor countries in the world
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-tonysofla
Maybe do a follow up video, on China's US$10Billion Pinglu Canal project, a short-cut to the ocean from east of Nanning.
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Maybe do a follow up video, on China's US$10Billion Pinglu Canal project, a short-cut to the ocean from east of Nanning.
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-TimeCourier
- the 4: 51 mark, the video flashes an image of the City of New Orleans while discussing a canal across Europe. Why?
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- the 4: 51 mark, the video flashes an image of the City of New Orleans while discussing a canal across Europe. Why?
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