This is John Bachelor.

Conversation with my colleague Chris Regal of scholar.

The Scholar Report.

A report from the Darien Gap, Panama.

My colleague Michael Jan recently in the Darien Gap again.

He's been there many times.

Jungle, triple canopy, rivers very fast, a trek through 60 miles of very challenging terrain, thousands coming through, many Chinese

nationals, many more than last year, certainly nothing to see two years ago when Michael first visited the gap in 21. What we're

seeing now not only are Chinese nationals of draft age coming through young men

big shoulders but also family start and small children start coming

through.

And this, atop one of the humble huts of the indigenous people who transport the migrants through the river system

was a star link connecting the Chinese nationals who come through with their banks so that they can have money having made it

through the gap. I told this story to Chris Regal and his analysis of the Chinese people, their work, their productivity, their future,

and what it is that they have to fear staying in China.

Here's Chris Regal, scholar.com, the scholar report.

John, one thing you can count on with the Chinese culture is that they tend to be very, very hard workers and seek opportunity. You now have high numbers of people

fleeing China, many on tourist visas, many on other travel or investment

visas to Singapore, Australia to Canada as the

opportunities are now winding tighter and tighter in China and people are not seeing

that opportunity anymore they're trying to go to places that they can find

opportunity.

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