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China will no longer receive special treatment in its relations with Argentina. In an effort to address contractual \u2018errors\u2019 and improve transparency, Argentine president Mauricio Macri announced he will review the more than 20 energy and infrastructure agreements<\/a> signed between the two countries in February last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macri met with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Washington in early April on the sidelines of the 4th Nuclear Security Summit, and while president Xi also indicated a willingness to go over the deals, both reaffirmed their desire to build on the relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSupport [from China] is key to Argentina\u2019s<\/a> return to the world. The support we receive in infrastructure should increase. I invite Chinese companies to come to the country, not only in the energy sector, but also to build bridges, trains, and roads,\u201d Macri said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macri also encouraged China to expand economic activity into what he suggested were unproductive <\/a>arid and flood-prone areas of Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Argentine president made specific reference to the Atucha<\/a> nuclear and Kirchner and Cepernic<\/a> hydroelectric projects that he said contained technological errors and issues concerning confidentiality. Prior to his election <\/a>in November last year, Macri warned that once in office he would revise <\/a>the deals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following years of strong Sino-Argentine relations under the administration of Macri\u2019s predecessor, Cristina Kirchner, the election of Macri led to uncertainty among Chinese over his China policy. However, Xi stated that he was \u201cwilling and in agreement\u201d with Macri\u2019s decision to go over the China deals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe invite Argentine companies to explore the Chinese market. We wish to expand cooperation in infrastructure, in agriculture, finance, and cultural exchanges,\u201d Xi said, whilst also expressing an interest in cooperating on science, technology and football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact that the two heads of state met shows that Argentina is increasingly \u201copen to the world,\u201d according to Susana Malcorra, Argentina\u2019s minister of foreign affairs. Macri and Xi will meet again in Hangzhou at the summit of the G20 group<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A \u201cmature\u201d relationship<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Argentina\u2019s state policy is to maintain relations with all the countries of the world, but China is a strategic partner, Malcorra told Di\u00e1logo Chino<\/em>. However, she added that the South American country wants the relationship to develop in a \u201cmature\u201d manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe believe that relations must be transparent and public. We must be very careful with secrecy provisions and ensure that they follow the rules of the market,\u201d Malcorra said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Margaret Myers, director of the China and Latin America programme at the Inter-American Dialogue<\/a>, Macri\u2019s meeting with Xi was motivated by both economics and diplomacy: \u201cChina will no longer get the same treatment as it did during the Kirchner period. Even so, this relationship will remain strong and may grow even more under the Macri government,\u201d Myers told Di\u00e1logo Chino<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe relationship between China and Argentina and ultimately, the region, is still unbalanced<\/a>. But President Macri seems to be trying to correct this,\u201d Myers said, adding that there are clear indications that change, although slow, is already underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Evan Ellis, a Latin America expert at the Strategic Studies <\/a>Institute<\/a>of the US Army War College, suggests that this may be the first opportunity the Chinese have to develop a legitimate \u201cwin-win\u201d relationship with Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe see Macri as a businessman reaffirming interest in working with the Chinese, with different rules. He\u2019s showing himself as a reliable partner with strong institutions. I can see that the Argentinean president is trying to end the isolation that Argentina experienced under the previous administration,\u201d said Ellis. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evan Ellis views Macri\u2019s revision of the China accords as positive and suggests Chinese entreprenuers\u2019 interests will be \u201csafer\u201d when dealing with a government that will respect contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are many reasons to be optimistic about the future of the relationship between the two countries. The Chinese are good at negotiating. If you know how to negotiate effectively, you will be able to achieve a credible agreement. But if you negotiate naively, you will not,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The original version of this article was published on<\/em> Di\u00e1logo Chino<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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