Argentina is wasting the vast opportunities China offers it
China is asking its South American partner: where’s the beef?
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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