Beijing ‘A Loser’ in Argentine Presidential Election
Beijing is already threatening president-elect Javier Milei, who is pro-U.S., pro-Israel, pro-capitalism, and anti-communist.
Argentine President-elect Javier Milei addresses supporters after winning Argentina's runoff presidential election, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Nov. 19, 2023. Agustin Marcarian/Reuters
Argentina’s boisterous, Trump-like president-elect Javier Milei is a political and economic outlier in every sense of the word, and Beijing isn’t happy about it for good reason. The libertarian-oriented Mr. Milei has vowed to dramatically change Argentina in almost every way possible, and that includes the country’s relationship with China.
Decoupling From China Won’t Be Easy
In fact, not only has Mr. Milei declared China to be a “murderer” regime, but also that Argentina will “stop interacting with China,” as well as left-leaning Brazil.
James Gorrie
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James R. Gorrie is the author of “The China Crisis” (Wiley, 2013) and writes on his blog, TheBananaRepublican.com. He is based in Southern California.