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Argentina’s Elections: Another Blow for Beijing

Argentina’s Elections: Another Blow for Beijing
Newly-elected President of Argentina Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza greets supporters after the polls closed in the presidential runoff in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Nov. 19, 2023. Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images
Gregory Copley
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The election of libertarian economist Javier Milei to the Argentine presidency on Nov. 19 may not transform Argentina’s economic fortunes overnight. Still, it certainly confirmed a further strategic setback for communist China’s influence in the Euro-Atlantic sphere.

Gregory Copley
Gregory Copley
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Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
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