The Americas | Deals not done

Argentina is wasting the vast opportunities China offers it

China is asking its South American partner: where’s the beef?

Cows are seen before an auction at the Liniers Cattle Market in Buenos Aires, on July 1, 2021. - The Liniers Cattle Market moves to Canuelas, Buenos Aires province, after 120 years of being in the Mataderos neighborhood, in the heart of the city. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP) (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
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Correction: An earlier version of this story said that Hualong One nuclear technology so far produces power only in China itself. In fact, it also produces power in Pakistan. Sorry.

This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “How not to deal with China”

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