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Argentina's Milei Heads to the US Again, Balancing Trump Ties with Growing China Trade
Milei attends Trump’s inaugural Board of Peace session amid rising trade with China, which surpassed Brazil as Argentina’s top trading partner last December, official data shows.
- On Wednesday, Argentina's President Javier Milei set off for his 14th trip to the United States to attend the inaugural session of U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace initiative as Trump seeks to counter Chinese influence in Latin America.
- Milei's domestic reforms, including tariff removals and public-works budget cuts, have increased foreign competition, while Washington offered $20 billion in financial relief amid market turmoil.
- Chinese companies and projects from lithium to energy and a space facility signal deep economic ties, with Argentina's exports to China surging 125% last December and imports rising 26%.
- Argentine manufacturers say high tax burdens and foreign competition have squeezed local industry as Fate, Argentine tire manufacturer, shut down Wednesday, laying off more than 900 workers citing `changes in market conditions`, while Argentina's ministry of labor ordered a 15-day suspension of layoffs.
- The U.S. is pressing regional influence through what it terms a modern-day Monroe Doctrine; shortly after the bailout, Scott Bessent said Milei was `committed to getting China out`, yet analysts note Argentina still depends on China.
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Argentina's Milei heads to the US again, balancing Trump ties with growing China trade
Argentina’s President Javier Milei deepens ties with U.S. President Donald Trump while trying to avoid a break with China, Argentina’s top trading partner.
With these meetings, Milei will gather seven meetings with Trump, equaling Israel's prize, Benjamin Netanyahu
Argentine President Javier Milei will travel to the United States this Wednesday to participate in the first in a series of meetings with Donald Trump at a time when the U.S. president seeks to strengthen his ties with regional leaders and counter the influence of China, Argentina’s main trading partner. The entry Javier Milei travels to the U.S. to meet Trump was first published in El Diario
The President travels to Washington for the summit of the Peace Board with Trump as Deputies prepares to discuss labor reform this Thursday. His new visit to the United States occurs with trade unionism on a war footing after the dismissal of 900 tire workers. Javier Milei returned today to the ARG-01 to embark on a new flash trip to the United States with the central objective of participating in the inaugural meeting of the Peace Board, the ag…
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