Bring on the Chinese Investments in LATAM || Peter Zeihan

[@northwesttoyotas509]

This might be the best opinion on this that I’ve ever heard. Sounds genius!

[@LewisPulsipher]

Unspoken assumption here is that Latin Americans, when push comes to shove, will take over that infrastructure and nationalize it. Which seems likely. China is FAR away. And these countries are in better shape (if only via size) than Sri Lanka etc.

[@showcaseSampa]

Yes, it is a correct assumption. Albeit a cyclical one. Good point. But at this point, the Chinese have not built anything but expanding a port here and there. And most of concessions are subject to a bidding process. Up until recently, they were built by the Government and then offer in a tendering process. Now, the turns is, "we grant you a concession so you can build upon our rights of way ".

[@joeybulford5266]

Honest question… How exactly does China project power globally? Peter has been pretty adamant that most of their ships are not capable of operating further than 1,000 miles from their homeland. So if these countries in South America and Africa can’t or don’t want to pay back their debt to the Chinese then how can China force them?

[@FuImaDragon]

@@joeybulford5266 Sanctions mostly. They also can take the other country to the ICC.

[@joeybulford5266]

@@FuImaDragon Ok. The court could just be like whatever, sucks to suck. A lot of sanctions are never actually enforced and I mean the ICC is hardly taken seriously.

[@FuImaDragon]

@@joeybulford5266 Yeah, lol.

[@View-Ad.l-Channel-Bio]

Great insights! It could reshape the region’s economy and infrastructure. It’s important to consider both the opportunities and challenges that come with these investments. Thanks for shedding light on this topic

[@JasperAlbiston]

Just watched your video, What’s the main objective behind your efforts, and are there any unique projects shaping the future?

[@JasperAlbiston]

This company seems like it could really simplify finding remote jobs-does it actually live up to the hype

[@gagamba9198]

bot

[@Adamrubensohn]

You can call them bots I saw that they offer remote work opportunities and discounted unrefined oil. How do they manage to excel in two very different areas?

[@AmeliaCollier]

Taking the leap into remote work is exciting and a little nerve-wracking, but your company feels like the perfect partner to make it a rewarding experience

[@tanisharbaap]

You look old and China has not collapsed yet. I will check back in one year. I have been a fan of your "China collapsing" videos for years!

[@tonyrobinson1623]

China is not collapsing anytime soon, but they will peak and shrink steadily. You don't have to be a superpower to cause trouble in the world.

[@brianponcelet3529]

I was in Havana last week the Chinese are installing solar panels all over the place. These panels are not cheap. So I expect there is a trade off.

[@johnr8252]

@1:56... I'm pretty sure there is no tundra in Columbia. Peter is really starting to take us regular viewers for granted.

[@williamwang7232]

There are two mountain chains crisscrossing the country, and there is tundra. A quick google search brings this up...

[@espumatt]

Colombia, not Columbia.

[@syjiang]

Uh...yes Colombia has alpine tundra....Paramo

[@bills.4573]

the Chinese will learn soon enough the meaning of sovereign default. as the West has learned many times, starting back in the 19th century wrt Latin America.

[@Pause_café_Avec_Dr_Djon]

It’s either taking the risk of a sovereign default or the risk of seeing your hard earned money confiscated by the US government…. ask Russia , they probably wish they would have invested their 300b $ in Cuba’s infrastructure instead of trusting the US government

[@Crtteng-n4x]

Why would there be a sovereign default? China went in, build the port on its dime, will operate the port ( coincidentally give the native a portion of its cut) to ship imports/exports much like they done back in China. The only difference is they expand the operation from one side of the Pacific to the other to make the whole thing more efficient.

[@bills.4573]

Whoops you're right I meant what Lewis says below...there's no way to prevent the countries from simply taking over any improvements.

[@Crtteng-n4x]

@ only thing to prevent that is local’s self- interest. As long as it’s a win-win balance, there is not going to be native revolts.

[@Proj_Doomsday]

It will fall apart in 10 years.

[@ExDSB]

Why not this year?😂

[@Pause_café_Avec_Dr_Djon]

In 6 months… they are about to go extinct anyway according to PZ , why build for 10 years?

[@siviweslara1023]

Too many people predicting China's fall in "10 years" 😂😂, since the early 2000's.

[@Rowlph8888]

China will be fine.Robotics combined with AI is already here. Both Tesla and Chinese manufacturers are way ahead of schedule, even I am as I thought it was all hype myself

[@pupujinki4132]

lol, yes.. peter has been telling everyone this for the past 20 years. I'm starting to think he's paid by china to run cover for them. peter also doesn't take into account technology or robots when he's always points to their population collapse

[@alvinovaladez]

Right 👍

[@bainbridgejim]

You're forgetting about Bolivia. The Chinese are building infrastructure to havest natural resources. Such as Lithium. The second thing they are doing is keeping their people working (overseas). They also use this as a means of indentured obligations (when the loans come due) to put military bases in places where they had no presence just a decade ago.

[@blafonovision4342]

the moment the Chinese build military assets in the Western Hemisphere, those assets will be toast. See Cuban Missile Crisis.

[@trailrunningexperience496]

Hey mate I’d love to meet up while you’re in NZ - lived and worked in Asia for twenty years seen most of what you forecast happening happen. Just been into Myanmar and Thailand again and in six months big changes - what you are saying here re ccp money seems to be Thailand’s reply atm.

[@davidpark2509]

China is not the enemy. Your own govt iz

[@dougsinthailand7176]

Breaking into tourism videos!!

[@greentraveler4114]

USA government backed and funded KZbinrs: Monday China's collapsing, Tuesday collapsing, Wednesday collapsing, Thursday collapsing, Friday collapsing, finally weekend off, no narrative of collapsing.

[@hhdude4747]

This comment completely reversed China's demographic decline!

[@darrenmclaughlin1362]

They'll have to figure out how to cut the tops off mountains in Colombia.

[@ScentlessSun]

I just can’t here to compliment any Columbian women in the comments. In my opinion, some of the best looking women on the planet.

[@joehowe9532]

Huh??

[@ohiopigeon]

@@joehowe9532 He is correct. Although it's Colombia not Columbia.

[@awjaaa]

@@ohiopigeon lulz. you boys play DnD together on weekends, doncha.

[@garywheaton-lifewithgaz50]

I love that walk to the falls.

[@FrankReddick]

Nopity-nope.

[@SaintBozothe3rd]

you should talk about the energetic potential in argentina

[@BOULDERGEEK]

We have been living part time in Argentina for four years. We bought land and may or may not build in the next couple of years. Needs to see how USD fares vs ARP. Love the country. Especially when arbitrage is on our side. Not so much at the moment.

[@TomTomicMic]

The current leader is hardly likely to do a deal with China, more likely Trump, Brazil trades a lot with China but they are putting on trade tariffs also!?!

[@TangomanX2008]

look, the truth is that Argentina has a lot of potential. This is good since, hey, everyone likes potential right? The problem is that it always has potential but doesn't seem to get there. Its like that bright student that you know could easily get straight As in college, and get a job at a top company, but somehow screws things up and never gets there.

[@KeyshowJi]

EnerGETICNOR ENERGY❓❓❓❓❓❓❓

[@deralufe9094]

As if these tofu drag buildings will even survive till that day

[@johnc1873]

Chinese best infrastructure on earth. Keep coping bro

[@dsperalta2851]

Wealthy Chinese are investing overseas to get their money and assets as far away from the CCP as possible.

[@bogdangiusca7431]

Many of these investments are by state-owned companies.

[@darkfool2000]

@@bogdangiusca7431 Won't really matter in the long-run. China doesn't have any recourse if these countries ever chose to nationalize the assets. All the times countries have defaulted on Chinese loans, the Chinese response has been quite impotent.

[@joehowe9532]

This isn’t wealthy Chinese investing in South American ports, it is the CCP investing in Chile and other countries in order to eventually dominate them.

[@ExDSB]

It is actually all state owned😂

[@vicentevaldez1696]

@@dsperalta2851 No Assylum? Why?

[@rhclark6530]

"Let um". I had the same thought, but the Chinese can't be this dumb, can they?

[@blafonovision4342]

they can.

[@charlesmccracken5936]

👍👍👍

[@KeyshowJi]

👏👏👏👏🩵🌹🌹🌹‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@ddally8851]

Columbia is a wonderful place to grow things. I myself have enjoyed Colombian agricultural products. You know like coffee and stuff. America sure gives Columbia a lot of money, but I guess it’s OK if the Chinese want to.

[@doneaton6704]

The U.S. couldn't have screwed up more with South America. We should have invested and made diplomatic efforts to assure a level of security long term for us.

[@jiminy82]

The US has invested billions into South America...

[@CedarHunt]

We did exactly that for decades. Then, they just defaulted on the loans and nationalized the things we built. China will see the same results.

[@Dingleberry69420]

@@CedarHunt what do you call the banana wars in Central America then? If American companies are a better alternative why do they not care about doing the right thing?

[@celdur4635]

@@CedarHunt US allowed their companies to do whatever they wanted, so people were upset.

[@CedarHunt]

@Dingleberry69420 That doesn't have anything to do with my comment. Why are you trying to change the subject? Weird.

[@awjaaa]

Big Problem. CCP-occupied Chinese "infrastructure" is tofu dreg infrastructure. Don't expect anything they build to last more than 10 rainstorms.

[@johnc1873]

Sure sure bro. Everyone knows Chinese infrastructure is the best on earth. But cope harder

[@awjaaa]

@@johnc1873 大聪明

[@mintheman7]

@@awjaaa In that case there is absolutely nothing for you to worry about, so why the obsession with “Chyna?”

[@gups4963]

@@johnc1873 I've literally never heard one person say that, but go on

[@dice138]

@@gups4963 You never heard because you only watch videos which smear China. A suggestion for you, type "China Travel" in YT search and see what the people from all over the world who have actually been to China recently have said.

[@alvinovaladez]

Hahaha dont worry always late but wirth the real wait

[@OldBethelite]

The Economic infusion may be favorable for Nubank. Generally, the more money flowing through regions/countries is great for banking activities.

[@gooldii1]

Great insights!

[@frankfan6232]

where is your 6-gen fighter? on slides?

[@louisgiokas2206]

Peter makes a good point. On the Monroe Doctrine, that was geared towards the Europeans. The US didn't want European wars coming to the Western Hemisphere. That has been successful for the most part. China will try debt trap diplomacy, and many people use the example of Sri Lanka. The US has no pressing interest in Sri Lanka. The Indians do. Let them deal with it. In South America the US will step in, where it makes sense, to bail out those countries, and it probably will be private capital. There are already examples of the "tofu dreg" construction that the Chinese are famous for in South America. The South Americans will get the point. This is true in Africa, and western countries have started to step in there as well. As China collapses things will get better. Frankly, that collapse is going to happen sooner rather than later.

[@TomTomicMic]

The South American Countries will try to stitch China up and cry to the US if China retaliates, so yes, China can carry on investing in basket cases, it takes money out of China, it has some security risks but not mucho!?!

[@phatbackbeat6553]

Seems to me Peru and Brazil all of a sudden are in need of some Democracy..! 🚀🔥🚀🔥🚀🔥🚀🔥

[@jacksonperry6788]

USA didn't even have the nerve to invade Venezuela with all the sh*t happening there. :D

[@showcaseSampa]

@@jacksonperry6788 He asked Bolsonaro do bid their dirty work, under Trump. No chance. Even a nutcase as Bolsonaro is, he would not dare to cross the Military in Brazil.

[@dennisestradda9746]

Brazil has always been a socialist favela under Lula. Peruvians almost look chinese 😅

[@siviweslara1023]

😂😂😂Some Western Values please.

[@dennisestradda9746]

@@siviweslara1023 is Brazil in the East? 🤣, also a lot of European migration

[@bradleywilkinson4246]

Are china not building the ports to then sell the things they make to newly developing countries in the americas?

[@syjiang]

That they are but these countries dont have the spending power to replace US market. Besides these developing countries have domestic economies that want to take advantage of their cheap labour for manufacturing, making the Chinese import a bit undesired in the long run as it will create trade deficit and run down their foreign reserve.

[@NemeremStanley]

Hit 200k today. I'm really grateful for all the knowledge and nuggets you had thrown my way over the last months. Started with 14k in June 2024

[@JuniorCuddle]

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[@Abigail-f1t]

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[@NemeremStanley]

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[@KingOt-ob9bx]

Wow I'm shocked you mentioned expert Mrs Elizabeth Marie Hawley, when someone is straight forward and good at what she does best. People will always speak for them.

[@BobbyLucky-n1n]

YES!! That's exactly her name Elizabeth Marie Hawley so many people have recommended highly about her and am just starting with her from Brisbane Australia🇦🇺

[@Issac-eg5ek]

This is good. It developing their region. Only bad thing is it isn't happening fast enough. And whoever says "well the us isn't investing" or anything along those lines. Oh please, the Americans don't like 'em. Period! I just saw a short were an American literary throws rocks at people from that region trying to get into the usa. THROWS ROCKS at them so... yeah.

[@TomTomicMic]

South America has a track record of getting investors to put money up to develop stuff and then when it's built cutting them out, China will be no different. It's the same with Africa, that's why they don't develop much as countries!?!

[@Paint-brigade1776]

One video of rock throwing That’s what your tender subjective feelings are hurt about How about the 13 million illegal aliens we have to clothe, feed, house, educate, healthcare CANCAL NAFTA CANCEL NATO

[@siviweslara1023]

​@@TomTomicMicWhen people talk of Africa I often ask which country and what happened, as an example.

[@mpvincent7]

What about the dark manufacturing and the explosion of robotics? CHina may drag their decline out for a longer period...

[@vicentevaldez1696]

Chinese robot wslks like a human 😂😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWmtiJpjftydqq8si=OQdHQJQSrKqA_HUT

[@mintheman7]

Shh, you are not suppose to offer logical counter arguments to Peter’s main thesis.

[@EchoBravo370]

can robots have babies who buy stuff?

[@Migolcow]

Robotics/Automation isn't a cure all. For starters, they're devilishly tricky to create for more than the simplest tasks and require routine maintenance. The parts to make them aren't cheap. There's a reason why they haven't already replaced cheap factory labor en masse, we had the technology decades ago.

[@TomTomicMic]

China doesn't buy stuff, they want the West to do that, unfortunately Trump is going to put a dent in that but he is 78 going on 79 this year, Xi is 71 so it could be the survival of the fittest!?!

[@dianne.murielrobidoux9008]

Who are you really, Peter?

[@xM471k]

Have you seen/heard the quality or lack there of, of thier built infrastructure in other countries.. dangerous!

[@adairjanney7109]

keep in mind he is wrong as much as he is right

[@hermesliteratus882]

He's just another self appointed China expert, much like Gordon Chang.

[@adairjanney7109]

@@hermesliteratus882 oh he isnt self appointed, he is tied into the intelligence community, I think of him as similar to mocking bird, mocking bird 2.0 I guess, there are A TON Of them on youtube

[@brokenaura23]

@@adairjanney7109 Why don’t you have a look at Peter’s bio and credentials. Perhaps it may be helpful to counter all that misinformation twirling around inside your cranium. 😊

[@brokenaura23]

@@adairjanney7109 Why don't you have a look at Peter's bio and credentials. Perhaps it may be helpful in countering all that misinformation twirling around inside your head. 😊

[@brokenaura23]

@@adairjanney7109 Perhaps take a look at his credentials and bio to counter that obvious confusion inside your head. 😊

[@KLRJUNE]

Zeihan always triggers the China bots.

[@jonlittle5032]

And the trumpets are never far behind.

[@Paint-brigade1776]

I imagine in your tiny indoctrinated smooth brain , with your tender ❄️🍼🚼 subjective feelings leading the way. You AGAIN are VICTIMIZED. Chronic VICTIMHOOD BASTARDIZATION syndrome of a smashed culture is my diagnosis With features of TDS AMERICA FIRST CANCEL NATO CANCEL NAFTA AMERICAN CITIZENS BEFORE ALL OTHERS ON EARTH (If your country is not putting its citizens FIRST, YOUR FAULT❄️, YOUR FAULT )

[@TheAmericanPrometheus]

​@@jonlittle5032 there are only people here like you complaining about "trumpets", bud

[@hermesliteratus882]

That's how he draws traffic and generates income.

[@isunlloaoll]

Any video about china triggers Chinese bots. That’s literally the purpose of Chinese bots, to silence all criticism of China.

[@MisterCatLady]

OT: imagining those tourists just trying to peek at the waterfall but Peter waves at them cheesily until they leave.

[@marclemessy2063]

This guy spends a lot of time hiking and Nature walks and should be spending more time at a desk doing deeper analysis. If he thinks China is stupid and just making stupid investments without being strategic he is wrong. China is not stupid when they invest in Latin america hence Trump's anxiety around the Panama canal

[@davidbrinker1524]

💙🍯

[@burris7]

Could Zeihan be wrong kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKa8ZWtqrtOBrrs

[@Videodoro]

One can tell that PZ is definitely not worried about China by the number of his videos in which this topic comes up.

[@YuToobSUCKS]

You ARE a tourist! 🤣

[@groveh1]

Not peep on Panama, eh? Chinese are not dying out. (at least for many decades) So, Military needs to get ships to Pacific... Uh oh.. Gatun Lock is "under emergency maintenance" So Sorry, you will have to go around the Horn.

[@michaeldowson6988]

The US maintains fleets on both oceans simultaneously.

[@LewisPulsipher]

How many Chinese are there? 1.4B? 1 billion? 800M? Yes, it is slow, but started some time ago.

[@groveh1]

@@michaeldowson6988 I agree, but in emergency... So we'll add 20 days to mission.

[@CedarHunt]

@@groveh1 80% of the US Navy is forward deployed already. US ships get priority transit through the canal, so the only way they could block US ships would be to completely close the canal to all transit. That's ignoring the fact that the Panamanian government has no motivation to block US ships transiting to the Pacific in the event of a war and would be risking an invasion if they tried.

[@dianne.murielrobidoux9008]

​@@CedarHuntwhat?

[@luchogallardoleon]

Sure, but I dont want to pay for that port

[@alfonsomartinez2001]

Zeihan discovering things!...🥱

[@Migolcow]

I would ask, are these construction activities the Chinese building with their own money, or is this a loan to Brazil and similar places that can be used for leverage? We've seen that one before and how it turns out

[@booz394]

You correct… an interesting question. They have really screwed countless African states with this debt trap. Hopefully S.America can learn from our mistakes here in Africa

[@kltpzyxm_]

​@@booz394 Youre a liar.

[@yopyop3241]

Keep in mind, if the PRC ever, say, tries to invade Taiwan, the world at large will all agree that any such loans will instantly be reclassified as gifts.

[@zill0678]

well this is a real concern unless peter is right about china. if he is right then yes Chinese build infrastructure there not going to be able to collect on. but if peter is wrong then this is not only a huge economic trap for South America but a national security disaster for the United States no matter if the fortunes of South America go up or down. for my part I'm of the mind that yes the Chinese occasionally screw up and do something dumb but is also dumb to bet against them.

[@Pause_café_Avec_Dr_Djon]

Basically China has been pulling their money out of the US and investing it to Latin America because bringing that pile of dollars back to China would have caused a massive inflation. So by selling off their US treasury bonds and investing that cash in friendly countries, China is hitting 2 birds with one stone. They know the US will never completely payback their debt, so instead of waiting for the US to come up with a bogus excuse to freeze that money (refer Russia vs US) , the Chinese would rather throw that money away buying influence in Latin America

[@assetled]

He's become old incredibly fast as a side effect of the nonsense he spouts

[@BalaAudu-ti4vi]

[@nnasab]

This makes China more influential than USA in south and Central America. Instead of us spending money in other side of planet on endless wars. If we have taken care of Americas for the last 40 years, they would have been in better shape and we would have been in better position to deal with migration needs that we have.

[@jonlittle5032]

The only migration issue we have is we have a chronic and acute labor shortage that migration could solve.

[@jahigh1]

The US doing things the smart way??? I'm not holding my breath.

[@persistentwind]

The counter to this is if America doesn't want to come off as imperialist- it's best to let SA do thier thing. Then when China demands payment or other concessions you can play the imperialist card right back at them and be the hero by undercutting the chinese loans.

[@crosslink1493]

Love the China bots promoting the concept the USA ignores South America. I guess they can't see over the Andes or through the Central American jungles to see there is (and always has been) quite a bit of trade activity between the two areas, especially from the eastern & northern sides of the continent. Good luck with that major trade highway or rail line over the Andes Mountains between Peru and Brazil, my guess is it isn't going to work out.

[@egan1292]

@@persistentwind Counter to your counter, our incoming leadership is seemingly eager to engage in military operations against criminals outside our borders, turmoil this hemisphere hasn't seen in a century. If and when we lose that narrative battle LATAM nations could theoretically be interested in having China act as an arms length guarantor of security in the region, and China might have the regional investments to make this worthwhile.

[@Verbindungs]

What happens with Venezuela and Cuba?

[@KaryAdams-r4c]

By design between HENRY KISSINGER? THE CHINESE is not dying out. They move to the United States.

[@SithStudy]

and then are westernized.

[@waynesmith-h5f]

Peter we don't care what happens in 75 years what will improve our lives today tomorrow and for the next 10years

[@mrdisco99]

That about sums up what's wrong with America

[@_archimedes]

Drink more water, go to the gym, do more budgeting Thats what you should do if all you care about is your own well being.

[@participantparticipant506]

Two years old, but interesting if China gets deeply involved. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIG2gI15g9Z7ms0

[@TexasCrackie357]

There are klingons near uranus

[@stevedavenport1202]

Literally ON Uranus.

[@romancebuie8390]

Best moment 0:13 😂

[@5anjuro]

Oh great Peter still in NZ. Global shipping may still hang on another day.

[@nicolaswhite9275]

😂😂😂

[@sertulariae8294]

Thank you, Chinese developers. For being the leader we wish America was.

[@Lord_technofascist_nepobaby]

peter zeihan talked about trust being important for international commerce during his maritime video some weeks back. can we really be sure treaties and trade deals are a valuable bet for America, especially under a Trump era whom notoriously shreds treaties, trade deals, as well as traditional and legal precedents? I think we're getting a bit stale in this analysis but I guess we'll see in the coming years

[@dennisestradda9746]

In dumping all its poorer citizens in all these nations and destroying there local markets with knockoffs.

[@richardchiriboga4424]

Really interesting point of view!!

[@Insignificatos]

Peter, don't let the truth get in the way of a good grift - ehhm I mean .. Story. You've been singing this tune for years.

[@george2113]

It's becoming clear that he was right

[@someidiotwithnoname]

Because in economics some effects take decades to notice.

[@TangomanX2008]

and he has been right for years.

[@GlobalSupplyChainFacts]

What’s the confidence level that a domestic/international road network to handle inbound volume capacity will actually be completed given the challenges in terrain?

[@pauldelray5839]

China is also doing naval excercises with Brazil and Chile in South Amercia. United States is also participating with Chile naval excrcise although Chile says both the Chinese and American fleets will be seperated during operation. Very odd.

[@showcaseSampa]

Interesting. Not aware of it.

[@pauldelray5839]

@@showcaseSampa China began assembling the antenna of the China-Argentina Radio Telescope (CART) at the El Leoncito Astronomical Complex in Argentina’s San Juan province on November 23, 2023, generating concerns among experts despite its importance as the largest radio telescope in South America. With 20 percent progress, the radio telescope, which will have a 40-meter diameter dish, is projected to be completed by May 2024 and fully operational by the end of the year, reported daily Diario de Cuyo, based in San Juan, Argentina. “China seeks to expand its global surveillance reach to monitor the activities of the United States and NATO countries. This objective is replicated in Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, and Venezuela,” Euclides Tapia, a senior lecturer in International Relations at the University of Panama, told Diálogo. “The radio telescope is not focused on exploring the moon, but quite a bit further down.”

[@chrisr6142]

That means very little. You think Chileans or Brazilians will shed blood for the Chinese and vice versa? haha

[@pauldelray5839]

@@chrisr6142 Not the point. US interfers with neighbors close to China either economically or militarily, China can do the same with your neighbors. They also tried to build a canal in Nicaragua but locals resisted China taking their land for the construction and money ran out. Point is the interference is important not the result.

[@JohnEcker-n9i]

Thank you ❤

[@adairjanney7109]

yeah well we are dying out too

[@JimDBig]

Note - Peter Zeihan was a hardcore jab-pusher. Subpar judgement.

[@41chemist19]

Any chance this could be a trojan horse of some kind or another? Most of their funding until now has stayed away from the Americas, so it's a surprising shift in policy.

[@Doggieman1111]

Peter waving at the tourists secretly means, "Don't you dare interrupt my video!"

[@TomTomicMic]

They were gesturing him to get out of the way of their shot of the waterfall and he assumed they were waving at him, maybe 😂!?!

[@afgvGb4Th5180]

👋👋👋👋👋

[@rebeccaaldrich3396]

Unfortunately Peter has been saying that China is on the way out for years now. I don't see them getting any weaker. How about those sixth generation aircraft? 😅

[@viktorberta4953]

Fortune does not play any part in this fortunately. The PRC is simply an enormous paper dragon - however, naturally it may cause many troubles to everyone (including itself) by its sheer size. Their technological achievements are questionable at best, laughable at worst. The PRC is collapsing in front of our very eyes and I find it very amusing & funny that you cannot see it. All right. However, please buckle up your seatbelt & "hold onto your butts".

[@mintheman7]

I follow Peter for comedy relief only. He’s about as credible as Gordon Chang when it comes to China.

[@ThePumpkinRot]

there's not a standardized system to define aircraft generation. Meaning any country can it has a 666th generation aircraft.

[@crosslink1493]

You should do some research on China's national finances. That'll break the country before the population declines enough to cause proplems. Don't trust statistics out of China, find other independent firms that do international financial analysis and what they think of investing in China.

[@rebeccaaldrich3396]

@crosslink1493 I know about their dismal economic situation. The thing that worries me is that the people will endure almost any hardship and all the while the government is throwing every cent into building weapons and preparing for war.

[@leegalen8383]

Tofu infrastructure...

[@calvinnatanael5905]

Muricca Jeaolusy 😂 where is your speed train?

[@kshen7485]

Only jealousy left.

[@SqFtGardenGranny]

Is it just me or is it hard for anyone else too, to focus on what he's saying over the sound of the waterfall?

[@Paint-brigade1776]

We will above all else PROTECT EVERY INCH OF THE BOARDER (Ukraine boarder) AMERICA FIRST

[@banmadabon]

so "boarding" in USA includes protection. Good to know!

[@Paint-brigade1776]

@@banmadabon who said that? True , but unsaid ❄️🚼🍼

[@Paint-brigade1776]

@ nobody said that snowflake but yes, it does

[@Paint-brigade1776]

@@banmadabonreally it’s Canada and Mexicos military protecting the USA. LOL. LOL. OMG. LOL.

[@banmadabon]

@@Paint-brigade1776 it was a joke about how you spelled border wrong...

[@Aries816]

The US needs the Panama Canal back. It should be there’s to begin with

[@Tyrant_13]

The white hair is catching up with Zeihan fast.

[@joshuasnyder4794]

Well as they just reported the largest export trade surplus in history of almost 1 trillion. I am not sure you are walking the right path here Peter. China isn’t going anywhere.

[@KLRJUNE]

If your source is China then quit wasting our time.

[@joshlewis575]

Ah yes those reliable chinese statistics 😂😂

[@dynamicascension981]

there is no government on the planet that perfectly manages a nation. with that having been said, when a government is forcing demographic changes like a one child policy and forced abortion in a totalitarian nation where there is no fight to be had with the government, the inevitable problems a government might cause will increase. everyone on youtube for the last year has been saying Chine is in decline.

[@zibbitybibbitybop]

Go look at the Chinese demographic statistics and you'll learn what Peter is talking about here when he says they're going away. They're literally running out of kids.

[@dynamicascension981]

did you delete my comment?

[@playea123]

I like how detached from reality this is. China is spending all this money, time and effort to build the infrastructure these countries so very much need and haven’t been able to build before, but these countries will just totally forget how generous this is and just throw that relationship just to help the US. I mean you can’t make up these things folks. Peter must either be sooo racist and projecting that racism onto to all these SA countries or Peter must think China’s population collapse means there will literally be 0 Chinese in a few years or something. Hilarious

[@mcdoublemaster2776]

China's population collapse is already a fact. These countries will just sell their commodities to who pays the most when the Chinese stop buying from them, in this case, it will be probably America and other future emerging economies. Latin American countries have 0 ideological attachments to China, you are very gullible to think that "generosity" will change this fact.

[@kwektans]

Yep; the exaggeration sometimes seem infantile.. Even if they lose half their population, they will still have more people than the US. China’s problem is about whether the young generation can fund the retirees, but he seems to think their economy will collapse bcos they only have 700 million people left 😂

[@sanghoonio]

Most Americans really are that racist

[@hanfucolorful9656]

@@kwektans I think 800 million is a good number for China, currently, 1.4B too much, you have to balance the number of people and the nature resource.

[@jolima]

The problem is not 700 or 800 million - the problem is 1) the decline (the crash of the housing market would be the smallest of it problems); 2) if you continue having 1 child per couple you don’t stop at 1/2 the population, you continue to shrink to zero. And it shrinks exponentially - in 100 years your down to 100 million.

[@cesarsantagadea8079]

Let's hope the USA can learn from other countries' successes. While I might be pessimistic, it often feels like American banks and construction companies fall short when it comes to large infrastructure projects. In contrast, China has shown remarkable progress in this area. The USA seems more focused on developing new social apps and payment platforms, with banks even financing billions for platforms like X, while China continues to improve its food production and makes it more affordable. There's a lot the US could take from this, especially in terms of long-term, practical investments in infrastructure and sustainability

[@crosslink1493]

Where have you been the last 50-60-100 years, stuck behind the Great Firewall of China? The USA and USA-based companies have been all over the world building projects in other countries that are applicable to those country's needs and financial capabilities, and involving the local populations in their development and maintenance for long-term success. China has only recently started doing it and builds what isn't really needed, just what China thinks they can stick the local population with.

[@TimAZ-ih7yb]

In 2012 we saw a significant Chinese presence in Chile, there was even a TV news program presented by Chinese anchors speaking Spanish. My guess is the Chinese, like the Europeans before them, are interested in the country’s vast mineral deposits. So no, Mr. Z, they are not “wasting” their money down there. As for the big infrastructure projects in Peru, the Chilean military is taking that very seriously and they have deployed significant forces along the northern border because Peru is still butthurt over their loss of that territory in the War of the Pacific.

[@RexZShadow]

He views it as a waste be cause he think they will be gone in 10 years. If that true then he isn't wrong. But wether he is right about that is whole other story. We'll have to see wtf happen to the Koreans first.

[@DuncanTheHighlander]

Waterfall looks cool sounds terrible lol😅

[@geofflewis8599]

mind you, if China had half its population, it would still have twice the population of the US - and the US also has a declining population.

[@patrickt49]

People are still lining up to get into the US. Nobody is lining up to go to China.

[@joehowe9532]

The population in the United States is increasing not decreasing… Current population is roughly 337, million people which is an all-time high. The natural birth rate of Americans is declining as with virtually all industrialized countries.

[@geofflewis8599]

@@joehowe9532 ..but Trump wants to expel 13 million! What's the birthrate per US-born woman?

[@mintheman7]

@@joehowe9532 In 2050, China is projected to have a population of 1 billion if current low birth rate continues. US is projected to have between 380 to 430 million in 2050 depending on immigration rate. Only in the PZ fan fiction universe would that be considered China“dying out.”

[@swany2621]

@@joehowe9532 And is among the top desired destinations for immigrants. Turns out free speech and social mobility matter. It is one of the few countries that can just open the gates and fix it's population problems.

[@5330MALLARD]

Why do say nothing about security threats to the U.S. these actions by China may impose? Are you ignoring what many “experts” say when asked about our greatest risk is China. Nixon may have opened the door but what about now? Your the geopolitical expert so please address the question, is China national security risk? And if your answer is yes, how great is it?

[@vicentevaldez1696]

Chinese build infra in S America America raised dictators

[@dannyboy-vtc5741]

Yeah like equador, china bulit them dams, electric generation potential, as the result they now have blackouts, not rolling ones, regular ones. I didn't yet see a country china has invested in that prospered from it.

[@crosslink1493]

China doesn't raise dictators, it wants to be the dictator. Chinese just unilaterally take over the South Asia Sea, disregarding all borders established in previous agreements, attack Philippine Naval vessels in the Philippines' own waters and islands, tells Malaysia and Vietnam to get away from Islands they have rightfully occupied for decades in their coastal waters. Meanwhile China builds a never-ending string of warships that are for nothing other than taking over other lands.

[@Archangelm127]

I wish I could just make up shitloads of money out of thin air and buy whatever I want with it.

[@mcf8615]

Ditto that!

[@i6power30]

So much more beautiful than America. Anywhere in the world is more beautiful than America.

[@segalliongaming8925]

One social media credit awarded to @i6power30 …

[@jesdakosol1797]

Peter, the water fall in the background look nice and impressive. But the back ground noise of the water fall become a distraction of what you try to say.

[@Behemoth456]

The way everything i order from Amazon feels like its from Temu these days, id worry about their american investments too.

[@bt8468]

Do you pick the cheapest option?

[@AndrewMikel-js7qb]

Thank you Lord Jesus for the gift of life and blessings to me and my family $14,120.47 weekly profit Our lord Jesus have lifted up my Life!!!🙏❤️❤️

[@larryhenry2070]

I'm 37 and have been looking for ways to be successful, please how??

[@AndrewMikel-js7qb]

Mrs Joyce kim

[@nancyflores1787]

Same i met Joyce kim last year for the first time at a conference in Wilshire after then my Life has changed for good.God bless Joyce kim

[@MichaelLinda-r7u]

Her services is the best, I got a brand new Lambo last week and paid off my mortgage loan thanks to her wonderful services!

[@freddiearthur2151]

😱Sounds familiar, I have heard her name on several occasions.. and both her success stories in the wall Street journal!

[@irishseven100]

Another naïve intellectual

[@showcaseSampa]

The Chinese are trying to build from the Coastline up to Sao Paulo ???? How clueless of him . Hey Petey , this has been done decades ago , before there were Chinese around in measurable numbers ! It got started before the British laid rail tracks . A.k.a. SPR- Sao Paulo Railways , later State Run RFFSA, connecting Santos, through ABC , Sao Paulo towards Jundiai and Campinas. And then paved roads ... 1. The old and now historically landmarked " Estrada Velha " or Old Road , snaking from Sao Bernardo , by the now VW plant though Cubatao ending in Santos. 2. Then, the newer , Anchieta Highway ( SP-151 ) , same parallel itinerary. Which is mostly used by freight trucks and buses. 3. And then the Imigrantes highway , completed early 80's, which bypass the sinuous and steep inclines employed by Anchieta. And then, connecting them all by Sao Bernardo do Campo, the Rodoanel beltway which is a huuuge toll ring road that connect to other highways North and West ( Castelo Branco, Raposo Tavares, Anhanguera ) . At least do yourself a favor..... Do your homework before opening your big mouth !

[@Armouropoulos]

What highway are the Chinese building in Brazil?

[@clovisLmo]

He is referring to modern railway not highways

[@showcaseSampa]

@@Armouropoulos None thus far. The TransOceanic Route was built on Government's Dime. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interoceanic_Highway There is a near conclusion bypass towards Sao Paulo. At most they could've bid for concessions on toll roads. Which, I haven't read or heard of . Thus far, their infra-structure investments haven been concentrated in gaining existing Port Operating Concessions where they sink in money for the concession and necessary upgrades. I recall they've done this in Paranagua-PR, Imperatriz-MA, and are about to do in Santos-SP, after a first round short on a bid. The highways from the Santos-Cubatao basin are old, back from the time the Federal and State Government sunk money into them. Anchieta, where trucks travel, charges tonage, and passenger cars and buses ride free. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodovia_Anchieta The Imigrantes Highway is all passenger highway. Both are under the private concession of Ecovias. pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/EcoRodovias

[@tsubadaikhan6332]

It's not Peter's style to do homework dude. He's too busy hiking.

[@showcaseSampa]

@@tsubadaikhan6332 Agree. But being a public persona, he owes it to his credibility to do the homework, or hire someone to get it done. The one thing I appreciate about John Harris, a famous KZbin Vlogger, is that he actually does put the money where his mouth is. He has an editorial /publishing team under hire. And, if not enough, he openly seeks collaboration through other outlets, and trade connections. He pours over maps, documents, releases, checks with colleagues. His videos are not daily doses, but highly celebrated when aired. For any mishaps on his videos ( the first one in Russia immediately after the Ukraine invasion was a disaster IMHO ) which were a very few, he is humble, and makes a good product. He realizes traveling and shooting, while exciting, is expensive, and he does not claim all footage to be his ( he buys stock footage whenever possible ). When he is on the road, he really brings in the goodies. But then again, dude is a Journalist First, and then a Vlogger. He brings in rigor to his trade. Peter just cashed out in an often ignored subset in Geopolitics and Demographics, when no one else would. Yet, I doubt he checks every place he talks about . Probably, my guess, gets his cables from US Government Agencies ( State Department maybe ), rely on connections, and BS his way through the rest. And US Government data, outside the US, is as good as the sources, since Analysts are not that really good to begin with.

[@mrmcscuseme]

This dude is beyond clueless 😂

[@brokenaura23]

Yet you’re still here viewing his videos and stomping your feet. 😂

[@mintheman7]

@@brokenaura23 I follow him exclusively for the comedy relief

[@CK-zk1ek]

@@brokenaura23 Once you check his video once, his video pops up when you open youtube.

[@dice138]

@@brokenaura23 Because it still entertaining, like comedy🤣🤣

[@brokenaura23]

@@dice138 Oh I see. Just like reading comments from your ‘types’ is comedy for many of us.

[@wilhelmheinzerling5341]

Totally disagree with this position. The USA has completely lacked any meaningful foreign aid (especially into the Americas) and spent most of its foreign capital on endless wars.

[@crosslink1493]

I guess you didn't bother to research the amount of trade going on between South America/Central America and the United States, and between those countries and others outside the Western Hemisphere. Best solution to an economic problem is to get the economy active, not just throw temporary aid at it.

[@TomTomicMic]

The USA has invested in South America and most of it has been basket cases!?!

[@pierregeralt7130]

exposure seems to have an issue

[@Oscarcat2212]

Are the Chinese paying for the infrastructure or building it? The Chinese don't do anything unless there is a profit to be made.

[@Martian_Alien]

The Chinese want the natural resources, labor if it is cheaper, and access to any future market in that country. They can build an electrical and mechanical infrastructure which they understand, not necessarily the country they are building it in. Most importantly, they want to be the largest economy for years to come, and the go to country for technology, (and displace us in the technology leadership area).

[@stephenderry9488]

They are investing. The result will be that China gets a cut of everything that goes through the port, or whatever piece of infrastructure it is. The countries generally can't afford the seed cost themselves. (Non-Chinese backed) private companies could take a punt but most don't have access to the levels of capital required or the confidence that it will pay off long-term. China also gets the geopolitical advantage - do what we want or we close our port, plus probably generous exemptions on tariffs for Chinese goods.

[@Ragis]

Any price tag is low as there is no other way to build that badly needed infrastructure.

[@chrisrosenkreuz23]

@@Ragis if the price for the needed infrastructure in your country is your country, then no point for the infrastructure

[@protorhinocerator142]

They're trying to operate as mercantilists in a globalist system. But they're acting as the major power and not the colony. Once they lose globalism, that will reverse of course. They will go back to being a colony.

[@chrisrosenkreuz23]

This guy with the nations dying out again, cracks me up every time.

[@Rabbitburnx]

The guy is probably CIA or definitely on somebody's payroll with the Democrat party but this guy is no America first.

[@cdevidal]

*Laughs in One-Child Policy*

[@george2113]

​@@cdevidalmost of the rest of the world appears to have a voluntary one child policy

[@nepsyasudra3262]

Demographics flow like glacier, and so can economics. Come back in 20-30 years and things will change, china's economy is already a shell of what it was even 10 years ago.

[@jesan733]

China right now has 4.5x more people that he US in the 20-64 age group. In 2050, the ratio is projected to be 3.3x. In 2075, 1.9x. In 2100, 1.2x.

[@erikrodriguez3829]

I'm a little concerned with the jovial attitude toward China investing in LA. Nothing good can come from them owning property due to non payment

[@showcaseSampa]

This "Africa Style Debt Trap" does not play here. Out in Brazil, at least, Chinese Companies bid for rights to use an existing piece of infra-structure. They might make due improvements on what is already in place, or expand. Case in point, Santos Port in the State of Sao Paulo. The local Port Authority was approached by a Chinese Shipper so they could locate their container terminal. there. The Port Authority ( Cia Docas Santos ), dragged its feet on dredging costs. The Chinese shipper went with the Paranagua-PR port, paying about 1 Billion ( not sure if Dollars or Reals ) for 90% stakehold in their terminal. For some odd reason, they are back at Santos, this time around with a more ambitious project to expand their presence into the existing Port into an adjoining section ( I recall being the Alemoa ). Then the Chinese wanted an Airport, and Rio's Tom Jobim International Airport was granted to them for their fee money. It turns, year two into the deal, they wanted to back out, as they were losing money.

[@erikrodriguez3829]

@showcaseSampa yeah no thanks. Nothing from China is free or good

[@SarcasticEnchilada]

Latin America won’t forget the help from the Chinese. When we are in a position to return the favor, I hope our leaders do so. With the Americans always using our dependence on their market against us, hopefully a more industrialized Latin America can start to move away from them and form some kind of bloc of our own in the future

[@mlo912]

lol. Speaking as someone who lives in a LATAM country, Latam will never ignore the West. They are obsessed with the USA specifically. It's like a bad relationship that we always go back to.

[@SarcasticEnchilada]

@ that’s because we lack the same opportunities here. The US is seen as the place where anyone can make it if you put in the work. We should build that in our own countries so we’re not tricked into being their cheap labor force. We have a long way to go obviously lol. Mexico, Chile, Colombia & Brazil are emerging as leaders in Latin America, and maybe Argentina eventually, if they can learn to get along with the rest of us

[@crosslink1493]

Different theories on how to run a country. In the USA the government is subservient to the people; make a few rules and let the people develop on their own, make their own decisions, and the country grows. In China the people are subservient to the government (the CCP) who determines the direction the country will go and the people follow along. Choose your path and choose it wisely.

[@SarcasticEnchilada]

@@crosslink1493 this is American Cold War paranoia talking. First of all, China isn’t imposing their ideology on us like the US. They don’t seem to care in the slightest about that. China is buying our alliance, meanwhile the US is threatening us… The US wants subordinates, not allies

[@mlo912]

@ , Until we root out corruption, there isn't much hope. Our corruption makes the US corruption look cute.

[@xdhwowbob]

This guy is like a bug who has only lived for 200 days think the elephant who has lived forever will go extinct. There is a good reason the Chinese culture and ethic group has existed non stopped for the past entire human history. The only one in the world.

[@joshlewis575]

Except your god mao crushed all that "continuous civilization" in the 50s and 60s

[@Migolcow]

While I disagree a lot with what he's saying, the elephant will in fact go extinct. At this point if they want to turn their population crisis around they will literally have to forcefully impregnate women against their will and somehow find money to raise the kids. It's not going to happen naturally there was way too much data to support the downward trend as inevitable otherwise

[@SkyRiver1]

That is not even close to being true. The "Chinese culture" you mention is just the real estate. Everything else has morphed so much as to be unrecognizable to the original Chinese culture, including the genetic make-up of the majority of the people, which is now mostly from the Mongolian conquests of China.

[@SkyRiver1]

Nope, I would say Iceland has had the most cultural similarity throughout history.

[@jonlittle5032]

Yep. The rest of us have evolved and moved on.