Thread by @GrigorySivkov

#China, #Iran, #Russia, #NorthKorea, #Argentina, #Mexico, #Cuba and #Venezuela; They attended Daniel Ortega's inauguration in #Nicaragua. A small but striking piece of news on what's going on in the US's backyard. Step by step to the #USA's test with the Panama Canal.

Daniel Ortega, had a meeting with the Chinese delegation yesterday. During the meeting, an economic cooperation agreement was signed between the two countries. Ortega reaffirmed Nicaragua's commitment to the Belt and Road initiative and to "China-supported global development".

Ortega: "There is a US that does not accept that its hegemony has come to an end, and every new move they make to re-establish their hegemony causes a new crisis. Although the US calls it's system democratic, it is an undemocratic system."

"For the peace of Nicaragu, we will continue to fight against hegemony, aggression, so-called sanctions that are nothing but attacks and human rights violations. At this point, we will continue to work with China, which is not seeking hegemony."

China wants to build an alternative canal to the Panama Canal in the area marked in the image I shared in the first tweet. The cost of the planned canal is expected to be 50 billion dollars.

The new canal, a joint Sino-Nicaragua project, intends to take advantage of the limitations and growing ship capacities of the Panama Canal. In this respect, it is possible to say that it is very promising commercially and strategically.

The depth of the canal is planned to be 28 meters. That's twice the depth of the Panama Canal. At this point, the USA has serious concerns. The USA, which has control over the passages through the Panama Canal, is far from controlling this new canal.

Considering the depth of the channel, it is stated that Chinese submarines can pass through here easily, and the USA is seriously concerned about this.

In addition to China, Nicaragua also has close military-political relations with Russia.

The new economic resources to be created by this canal project with China have the potential to bring Nicaragua's growth in the field of defense with the support of Russia-China. Such a picture will affect Colombia, one of the USA's important partners in the region.

The fact that Ortega, who is against the USA, won the election and came together with the other countries I mentioned above on the first day, may ignite a change, a break with the USA, for the countries parallel to the USA in Latin America and Central America.

Moreover, despite US attempts to isolate it, Nicaragua's resurgence as an economic and political actor will strengthen growing left-wing influence and other anti-US movements in other parts of the hemisphere.

This growing list already includes Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba, Bolivia, Argentina, Peru, Honduras and Chile. China's economic power and Russia's military power will find a suitable environment to whet the appetite of Latin and Central American countries.

Considering the situation I have briefly summarized;
The USA, which is trying to prevent China and Russia in Asia-Pacific, Central Asia, Africa, the North Sea region, etc., is faced with a growing Sino-Russia supported bloc right next to it.

Well, how well will the USA be able to carry out its policy of influence in distant geographies while these "threats" are standing next to it, and moreover, it is growing. The empire is in a tough test!