Argentina

Milei’s China promise: When will the visit happen?

Argentinian President Javier Milei has shown that he is prepared to deal with China on friendly terms, even as it aligns with the US, and has said that he will visit China soon. Academic Antonio C. Hsiang takes a look at what this means for Argentina-China relations.

Antonio C. Hsiang

12 Feb 2025

Is Javier Milei the impudent ingrate in China-Argentina relations?

With Argentine President Javier Milei seemingly determined to keep a distance from China, academic Antonio C. Hsiang takes a look at Milei's strategies and how his moves are likely to affect Argentina-China relations, as well as its global relations.

Antonio C. Hsiang

02 Apr 2024

President Milei: Argentina is proof that collectivism does not work

In his recent speech at the World Economic Forum, Argentina's President Javier Milei pointed out that collectivist experiments are never the solution to the problems afflicting the citizens of the world, but are, on the contrary, the cause. Commentator Jin Jian Guo takes a closer look at Milei's criticisms and assertions.

Jin Jian Guo

15 Feb 2024

Why has Argentina declined to join BRICS?

After the new government led by President Javier Milei took office in December 2023, it pulled Argentina out from joining BRICS in January 2024. On the one hand, this would please Milei's supporters, on the other it paves the way for greater economic opportunities with the US, while leaving the door open to joining the grouping in the future.

Guo Bingyun

16 Jan 2024

BRICS expansion ups ante but can the momentum be sustained?

It would be a mistake to think that the soon-to-be 11-member BRICS would unite to become a formidable coordinating force at the international level, says Lianhe Zaobao associate editor Han Yong Hong.

Han Yong Hong

25 Aug 2023

De-risking too: The world's efforts to de-dollarise

Despite all the talk of de-dollarisation and some movement towards it, the US dollar remains the dominant global currency for now, and it will be an uphill task to shift away from it. Lianhe Zaobao correspondent Lai Oi Lai speaks to academics and financial experts to find out more about the world's pursuit of de-dollarisation as a way of risk management.

Lai Oi Lai

19 Jun 2023

Can the world survive these six crises?

Economics professor Zhang Rui identifies the main crises faced by global economies today, their various effects, and how they are interrelated. How will governments handle these challenges and work together to ease the impact of what seems to be a perfect storm of negative factors?

Zhang Rui

19 Aug 2022

China's new-found confidence to hit back at the West

China has often been criticised by the West over various issues, from human rights to the South China Sea to the origins of the coronavirus. However, recent developments have given China confidence and grounds to hit back at the West as well as Japan. Most recently, China accused the West of its poor human rights records in treating indigenous people and their history, the UK's right of rule over Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands), and Japan's decision to discharge nuclear wastewater into the sea. Zaobao correspondent Yu Zeyuan explains China's fresh confidence.

Yu Zeyuan

28 Jun 2021