Silvina Premat

Chinese boats are fishing between the protected islands and the Ecuadorian coast, endangering the local marine life. The Chinese Embassy has expressed respect for the environment, but one expert slams China for repeatedly violating the sovereignty of coastal nations. Argentina stopped the same fleet in the South Atlantic. One problem is China fishing subsidies. One scholar calls for join efforts to save the oceans.

Xi Jinping and Donald Trump met on the sidelines of the summit. The US will put on hold import tariffs on Chinese imports for 90 days. “If at the end of this period of time, the parties are unable to reach an agreement, the 10% tariffs will be raised to 25%,” a White House press release said. Beijing says it will boost US imports to reduce trade imbalance with US.

The leaders of the two countries will sign 37 bilateral agreements at the summit. In 2017, Argentina imported goods from China worth US$ 12.3 billion but exported less than half of that. Two experts express their views about Sino-Argentinian relations.

Residents have been invited to leave the city during the summit. World leaders are expected to discuss the state of world trade and climate sustainability. All eyes are on the Trump-Xi meeting after the summit. A warm welcome has been reserved for Argentinian-born Queen Máxima of the Netherlands who is present as a UN representative.