News Analysis In a time when the United States is giving an inordinate amount of attention to deterring Russia in Eastern Ukraine, China continues to firm up its position in America’s own backyard. Argentina officially became the 141st country to join the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI, also known as “One Belt, One Road”)…
The Great (Belt and Road) Wall in Washington’s Backyard
February 14, 2022
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Argentina’s Pro-Beijing Deal With the Devil
February 9, 2022
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News Analysis Argentina President Alberto Fernández signed a deal with the devil at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 6. Argentina will join China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), recognize China’s claims over democratic Taiwan, take another $23.7 billion in loans for Chinese infrastructure development, and again publicly threaten the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, along…
House Committee to Study Chinese Purchase of Neo Lithium
The House of Commons industry committee elected Thursday to review the Chinese purchase of the Canadian mining company Neo Lithium, albeit pushback from Bloc and Liberal MPs reduced by two-thirds the time the Conservatives wanted to study the deal. Conservatives wanted to allot six days to review the purchase of Neo Lithium by the Chinese…
House Committee to Study Chinese Purchase of Mining Company Neo Lithium
The House of Commons industry committee elected Thursday to review the Chinese purchase of the Canadian mining company Neo Lithium, although pushback from Bloc and Liberal MPs reduced by two-thirds the time the Conservatives wanted to study the deal. Conservatives wanted to allot six days to review the purchase of Neo Lithium by the Chinese…
Argentines Speak Out Amid Dire Economic Struggles
Argentines are growing increasingly frustrated with inflation, soaring poverty, and unemployment rates in their country, which stem from the government’s socialist economic policies. “Our situation wasn’t good even before the pandemic. My family can barely afford basic things. Inflation has been out of control for years. One of our neighbors asked my father to borrow…
Chinese State-Subsidized Vessels Near South America Raise Concerns About Illegal Fishing
October 6, 2021
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Hundreds of Chinese fishing vessels fill the seas near the maritime borders of South American countries. While appearing modest, the fleet of small fishing vessels is among an armada of ships financially supported by the Chinese regime, with a portion potentially involved in illegally fishing other nation’s territorial waters. Off the coast of Argentina, some of these…
Argentina Activists Protest China Pork Export Deal
August 27, 2021
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Animal rights activists protested Wednesday in Buenos Aires against a possible agreement with China to install mega pig farms in the country. Dozens of activists wearing paper bags with pigs drawn on their heads rallied in front of the Chinese embassy shouting slogans against animal abuse. The treaty negotiation between the two countries considers more…
Antonella Marty: How Socialist, Communist Ideology Took Over Cuba, Latin America
August 12, 2021
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“Communism destroys the incentives. It destroys the most important essence of the human being … liberty,” says Antonella Marty, director of the Atlas Network’s Center for Latin America. At FreedomFest in South Dakota, we sat down with Marty to discuss the spread of communist and socialist ideology in Latin America—from Cuba to Venezuela to her…
In Search of the Best Steak in Buenos Aires, Argentina
I hadn’t yet tucked into my first bite, the Malbec poured just a moment ago, the tables all around me full of happy diners chattering away over bites of steaming meat, when the son of the owners swung by my table. After a minute or two of chit-chat, he made me an offer I couldn’t…
Australia Shocks Argentina 2–0 in Men’s Olympic Soccer
SAPPORO, Japan—Two-time Olympic men’s soccer champion Argentina was stunned 2–0 by Australia in their opening game at the Tokyo Games on Thursday. In its first Olympic game since 2008, Australia took the lead through Lachlan Wales’ tap-in the 14th minute at the Sapporo Dome. Marco Tilio secured the victory in the 80th, just a minute…
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