Video: Why South America now does all its business with China: US companies, investors are dumb and lazy

Includes all quote screens and graphics

Resources and links:

Substack, for video transcripts and direct links https://open.substack.com/pub/kdwalmsley/p/why-south-america-now-does-all-its

Wall Street Journal, How China Capitalized on U.S. Indifference in Latin America https://www.wsj.com/world/china-xi-jinping-latin-america-acf6dbc1

Dialogo Americas, China to Proceed with Fourth Bridge over Panama Canal https://dialogo-americas.com/articles/china-to-proceed-with-fourth-bridge-over-panama-canal/

National Geographic, A 100 years old today, the Panama Canal is about to get a lot bigger https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/140815-panama-canal-culebra-cut-lake-gatun-focus

Rare historical photos and archives, Panama Canal, 1881-1914 https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/panama-canal-rare-pictures-1881-1914/

Huawei company page, TIM Brasil and Huawei Sign MoU to Transform Curitiba into the Country's First '5G City'

https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2022/3/mou-tim-5g-city-2022

BYD raises expected investment in Bahia plant to R$5.5bn https://valorinternational.globo.com/business/news/2024/03/19/byd-raises-expected-investment-in-bahia-plant-to-r55bn.ghtml

Wall Street Journal, As Exxon Pumps Guyana’s Oil, China Is Winning Battle for Influence https://www.wsj.com/world/as-exxon-pumps-guyanas-oil-china-is-winning-battle-for-influence-9a8b657c

Closing scene, Gaobei Island and abalone farms, Putian city, Fujian