1/ Great @nytimes article on #China’s growing influence in #Argentina. It shows the #Kirchner‘s need for capital and allies led it to questionable deals with China, like the creation of a potentially dual purpose space monitoring station in Patagonia.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/28/world/americas/china-latin-america.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur …
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@mauriciomacri new ambassador to China immediately sought to re-negotiate the terms of the agreement to ensure it would be used for military purposes. As he states, “It was very serious,” he said. “At any moment it could become a military base.”1 reply 0 retweets 1 likeShow this thread
3/ the article shows that China’s influence in Latin America was due to the concurrent rise of the left, economic crisis and US inaction and now hostility to the region. As @dilmabr states, “our relationship with the United States diminished, our relationship with China grew”
11:02 AM - 28 Jul 2018
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