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Milei’s dilemma: Trading with China while pleasing Trump

04-02-2026 17:58 Milei previously vowed not do business with China – now he insists that trade ties do not complicate Argentina's alignment with the United States.

China courts Uruguay as Argentina’s Milei embraces Trump

03-02-2026 16:12 Uruguay and China signed more than dozen agreements in areas such as investment, trade, and scientific cooperation following Beijing meeting between Yamandú Orsi and Xi Jinping.

Susana Malcorra: ‘The United States is no longer the beacon of democracy’

18-01-2026 00:01 Argentina’s former foreign minister on why she believes a woman should next head the United Nations, the increasing use of force as a prevailing method in geopolitics and a world in transition marked by the dispute between the United States and China.

Trump, the creator of chaos, takes the driver’s seat

17-01-2026 06:31 The might of the US military strength unleashed in Caracas serves as a powerful threat to Washington’s other geopolitical adversaries.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

MercadoLibre calls for tighter rules on Asian e-commerce rivals

05-11-2025 09:12 Head of MercadoLibre calls for tougher regulations on fast-growing Chinese e-commerce platforms in Latin America, given growing presence of platforms like Temu and Shein in region.

Milei halts Chinese radio-telescope project in Argentina’s west

04-11-2025 16:44 US-leaning administration of President Javier Milei ends a decade-long scientific cooperation project; Cancellation of the China-Argentina Radio Telescope in San Juan seen as part of foreign policy shift.

Milei heads to White House for political, economic lifeline

13-10-2025 17:17 Argentina's president is banking on a high-profile show of political and economic support from his US ally President Donald Trump ahead of key midterm elections.

China accuses US of bullying after Bessent’s Argentina comments

12-10-2025 09:05 Beijing's Embassy in Buenos Aires accuses Washington of Cold War-era intervention in Latin America after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggests President Milei is “committed to getting China out.”

Milei government accuses Chinese bank of driving peso drop

03-09-2025 23:15 Finance Secretary Pablo Quirno points finger at a Chinese bank – without naming it – by saying it deliberately pushed down the peso’s value in trading on Monday.

Exports to China down 15% year-on-year in first half of 2025

12-08-2025 17:06 Trade deficit with Asian giant is largest among Argentina's leading trading partners; it rose to US$5.227 billion during the first six months of this year.

by Agustina Bordigoni

Europe's lithium quest hampered by China and lack of cash

20-06-2025 09:20 Too much regulation and not enough investment, the paradox facing a Europe –in need of lithium.

Brush with censorship: Milei-critical artist has work taken down at Beijing Embassy

04-06-2025 13:00 Dozens of artworks were due to be presented at Argentina’s Embassy in China. Among them was a painting by Verónica Gómez, who in the past incorporated Jaiver Milei and Karina Milei into her art. For that reason, it was ordered to be taken down.

by Juan Luis González

Colombia moves to join China's Belt and Road

07-05-2025 11:19 Colombian leader Gustavo Petro says he will sign a "letter of intent" to join the Belt and Road Initiative, a central pillar of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping's bid to expand Beijing's economic and political clout overseas.

Chinese business interests await gesture from Milei towards Xi

01-05-2025 09:18 Over-enthusiasm for the United States has damaged links with China, hampering political moves towards investment and trade agreements. A presidential trip to the Asian power is the key to smoothing the acrimony.

by Eugenia Muzio

Chinese Embassy hits back after Bessent’s remarks in Argentina

15-04-2025 17:48 Beijing’s Embassy in Buenos Aires issues expressing “deep dissatisfaction and categorical rejection of the malicious slanders and libellous remarks” made by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during visit to Buenos Aires.

Trump’s China trade war is forcing Latin America to pick a side

15-04-2025 14:02 Intensifying battle between world’s two largest economies has left governments grappling with the reality that their days of doing big business with Beijing without serious blowback from Washington are numbered.

Trump stuns with tariff backtrack

10-04-2025 19:26 US President Donald Trump upends global markets and trade by U-turning on proposed tariffs; Benefit for Argentina is only temporarily, unless new deal reached.

Argentina renews part of China swap ahead of Bessent visit

10-04-2025 17:13 Argentina renews a portion of its US$18-billion currency swap line with China; Activated part being extended for another 12 months amounts to US$5 billion.

Trump tariffs everyone, with rate on China set to soar above 50%

03-04-2025 00:24 US President Donald Trump announces steepest US tariffs in a century, unnerving investors who see a trade war ahead.

Demography should help the US keep China at bay

15-03-2025 07:46 Despite the fact that demography has always been China’s not so secret weapon, in recent years it has become a major problem that seems certain to put a premature end to the imperial dreams of Xi and his immediate successors.

by James Neilson