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Sramek: China will shut down Panama Canal in Pacific conflict

Jan Sramek · California Forever: The Startup Building America's Next Great City · Oct 21, 2025 · at 7:48

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Jan Sramek, CEO of California Forever, discusses strategic vulnerabilities in US naval strategy during a presentation at the All-In Summit.

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“If you're the Chinese Communist Party, the first thing that you'll do in any kind of conflict in the Pacific is you will bomb or otherwise shut down the Panama Canal.”

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