Silvina Premat

After crossing the Pacific, China’s fishing armada is now off the Argentine coast. The Argentinian government is playing down the issue, saying that it is negotiating with China, while refusing US help. Environmental groups call for international regulation.

The South American country is a popular destination for those who want to escape the war in Syria with their entire family. The work of the Catholic community and Christian-inspired NGOs. A response to the call of Pope Francis. Migrants thank the Argentine people for their humanity.

As a result of anti-coronavirus measures, this year the faithful will not be able to gather in the Regina Martyrum church, where Pope Francis lived for a certain period. Before the lockdown, up to 500 attended Mass on holy days. For Buenos Aires’s Chinese Catholics, confession and repentance are important. Praying together gives them the impression of being in China.

The political scientist Ramiro Podetti says the region cannot be a simple supplier of raw materials to the Asian giant and points to te hneed to consider the Asia Pacific region as a whole. South America as a mediator between China and the US in a new world order. A global battle is underway in the field of technological innovation and the entertainment industry.

Brazilians are looking at legal ways to ban the use of China’s high-speed Internet technology. According to the son of the Brazilian president, Beijing wants to carry out cyber espionage operations. For an Argentinian expert, with or without Chinese 5G, our web data is bought and sold for purposes we don't know.

The shipment was unloaded at the port of Shanghai, but the finding was made at a storage facility in Nanjing. Argentine authorities have doubts, noting that their meat meets required standards. According to analysts, this could be part of a strategy by Beijing to get lower prices.

Chile, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador will prevent, discourage and combat the illegal presence of foreign ships in their exclusive economic zones. Quito had already protested against Beijing in August. A Peruvian court begins the trial of a Chinese fishing boat captain.

Both government and opposition approve membership. Argentina is the third Latin American country to join the institution after Ecuador and Uruguay. Buenos Aires is under pressure to settle its debts with the International Monetary Fund. For a former lawmaker, Argentina is choosing to go along with dictatorships, like Perón did with Hitler.

According to economist Enrique Dussel Peters, Latin American countries and China do not know each other, and this leads to skewed bilateral relations. Between 2000 and 2019, China invested about US$ 135 billion in the region. Chinese state-owned companies are a problem because they stifle Latin American manufacturing.

Too close relations with China could limit the country’s autonomy. Argentina, the main recipient of Chinese investments in Latin America, expects more money from the Asian giant. This is raising major concerns in the United States. Meanwhile, Sinophobia is growing with attacks on Chinese immigrants in the Argentinian capital.

Videos with his homilies in Spanish get an average of 100,000 visits per week. The prelate takes to heart the Gospel's call to preach to everyone, because Christ "changes the life of those who receive him in their hearts". He is a bridge between Asian and Latin American cultures. He is close to Pope Francis. For him, "With the pandemic we are returning to the basics, i.e. life.”

The agreement, signed in 2015, became official along with a currency swap worth US$ 18.5 billion. The facility, which has cost US$ 50 million so far, is run by an agency controlled by the Chinese military. For Western experts, it can be used for military purposes. The concessions are too good for China, sayas Argentine analyst.