By Brannon Howse
April 1, 2025

If you think the Panama Canal is just some waterway we use to move goods around, think again. It’s the lifeblood of American commerce—73% of its traffic involves cargo either coming from or heading to U.S. ports, representing $270 billion in goods annually. That’s 40% of all U.S. container traffic. Shut that down, and you’re not just talking delays—you’re talking economic catastrophe. And right now, it’s under threat from two of the most dangerous forces in the world: Communist China and globalist juggernaut BlackRock. I sat down with Michael Yon, reporting live from the Panama Canal, and what he revealed should have every American on high alert.

China’s Long Game: Control the Canal, Strangle the West

Michael Yon, a man who’s spent years tracking global threats from the Darien Gap to the Panama Canal, laid it out plain and simple: China isn’t just dabbling in Panama—they’re entrenched. They’ve been at it for centuries, if you believe their propaganda, but even if you don’t, their modern moves are undeniable. They’ve got ports on both ends of the canal, they’re building a bridge over it (more on that disaster waiting to happen later), and they’ve got their fingerprints all over the region’s history. Yon even found a document from 1881, from the Qing Dynasty consulate in Cuba, proving their influence isn’t new.

But here’s the kicker: China doesn’t just want influence—they want control. Yon warns that if China gets its hands on the Panama Canal, they’ll use it to choke out Japan, our key ally in the Pacific, by leveraging historical grievances like the “Rape of Nanjing” to extort concessions. “You owe us, or your ships don’t pass,” Yon predicts they’ll say. And don’t think the U.S. is safe either. With 73% of canal traffic tied to us, China could cripple our just-in-time inventory system overnight. Imagine grocery shelves empty, no electronics, no agricultural goods—all because China decides to flex its muscle.

How’d we get here? Blame the United Nations and weak-kneed American leaders like Jimmy Carter. Yon points to a Spanish-language book where China brags about using the UN in 1964 to stir up a revolution in Panama, wresting the canal from U.S. control and handing it to Panama—ripe for the taking later. It’s the same playbook they’re using with Diego Garcia, manipulating the UN to shift control from the UK to Mauritius, then swooping in. China doesn’t invade with tanks; they grow over you like kudzu, as Yon puts it—slowly, surely, and permanently.

BlackRock’s Poison Pill

Enter BlackRock, the $23 billion behemoth that tried to buy up Panama’s ports, only to have China delay the deal last Friday. You’d think that’s good news, but hold your applause. BlackRock, led by Larry Fink, isn’t some patriotic savior—it’s a globalist machine with its own agenda. Fink’s on record saying he wants cheap labor flooding into the U.S., and BlackRock’s DEI-pushing, open-border-loving policies align perfectly with that. They’re not here to secure the canal for America—they’re here to keep the Darien Gap invasion pipeline wide open.

Yon’s sources on the ground, including Zonians (Americans living in the Panama Canal Zone), are terrified. They don’t want China, but they don’t trust BlackRock either. “Pick your poison,” Yon says they’re whispering. President Trump backed the BlackRock deal—publicly, in his speeches—but Yon’s not convinced that’s the full story. “These people are on the same yachts,” he told me, hinting that Trump’s inner circle knows the game. So why push BlackRock? Maybe it’s a lesser-evil play against China, but it’s a gamble that could backfire spectacularly.

The Bridge to Nowhere—Or Worse

Then there’s the bridge China’s building over the canal. Yon flew over it in a helicopter, snapped photos, and sounded the alarm: it’s a disaster in the making. China’s track record on construction is laughable—bridges collapse, buildings crumble, just look at the Bangkok earthquake where a Chinese-built structure turned to dust while others stood firm. Panama’s in an active seismic zone—USGS shows a dozen quakes over 7.0 in the last century—and Yon felt a 6.2 shaker just last week. If that bridge goes down, it could block the canal entirely. Worse, if a ship “accidentally” slams into it—like that mysterious Baltimore bridge incident—America’s economic artery gets severed.

Yon’s blunt: “We need to stop construction on that bridge right now. Put American or Japanese engineers on it—someone serious. China cannot be trusted.” He’s told the Trump administration this repeatedly, including today. Time’s ticking.

The Bigger Picture: Genocide, Not Votes

But the canal’s just one piece of a larger, darker puzzle. Yon’s been warning for years about the Darien Gap, where 1.4 million invaders crossed into the U.S. during Biden’s term—through jungle so brutal it’s a natural fortress. Now they’re building a road from Colombia to Panama. Why? Because when famines hit Asia, Africa, or South America—and Yon says they’re coming—tens of millions will flood north. The UN’s behind it, with our tax dollars, flying our flag (or at least painting it) on those Darien camps. And under Trump, they’re not shutting down—they’re talking about expanding them.

Why? It’s not about cheap labor or votes, though BlackRock loves both. Yon says it’s bigger: “We’re talking genocide. Kinetic genocide.” He ties it to the jabs, cancer spikes, and looming food shortages—part of a globalist plan to erase Western culture and replace populations. Ireland’s reeling, Sweden’s overrun, Canada’s got Afghans in Yellowknife near the Arctic Circle—all orchestrated by the UN’s International Organization for Migration. The U.S. is the grand prize—take us down, and the dominoes fall.

What’s the Fix?

Yon’s solution is simple: defund the United Nations. “If you don’t, you’re not serious,” he told me. Kick them out of New York, shut down their operations, arrest the ringleaders. It’s been the plan since the 1950s, he says—black and white. As for the canal, we need it back under U.S. control—not BlackRock’s, not China’s, ours. How? That’s Trump’s next move, and he’d better act fast.

Be Ready

Folks, this isn’t fearmongering—it’s reality. Michael Yon’s spent a year in Panama because he knows something’s coming. I’ve been saying it too: food, firearms, finances—control those, and they control you. Go to worldviewstore.com right now. Get your emergency food—real, freeze-dried meals you’d never guess weren’t fresh. Stock up on water purifiers, medical kits, 100-hour candles, indoor stoves. I’ve got two years’ worth for my family, my team, my doctor friend, even bartering for security if it hits the fan. You should too. Don’t wait for the government—they won’t save you.

Follow Michael at michaelyon.substack.com—he’s posting daily with photos you won’t see anywhere else. Share this article. Wake people up. The Panama Canal isn’t just a trade route—it’s our lifeline, and it’s slipping away.

WATCH FULL INTERVIEW: https://worldviewtube.com/tv/video/panama-canal-crisis-chinas-strangleh…