Tag: Xi Jinping

Wednesday, August 31st 2016 - 12:34 UTC
Macri at G20 to represent the “new” Argentina and after crucial investments

Argentine president Mauricio Macri is off to Hangzhou, China for this first G20 summit where he is expected to hold bilateral talks with the host Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin, Germany's Merkel and probably UK prime minister Theresa May.
Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 - 06:07 UTC
China's leading role in Argentina reviewed and confirmed by Macri

China’s role in Argentina’s foreign relations will be more balanced than during the Kirchner administrations, with a larger role played instead by the United States and European countries, the country’s ambassador to Beijing Diego Guelar said, claiming Chinese investment will have to be more competitive.
Saturday, April 2nd 2016 - 08:07 UTC
Argentina and China reaffirm strategic relation and agree to review contracts

China has agreed to review contracts signed with Argentina, which need modifications, for the sake of transparency, according to Buenos Aires sources, but the overall strategic relation between the two countries and a raft of accords in different fields stands and is expected to continue to grow.
Thursday, March 31st 2016 - 00:14 UTC
Beijing reminds Argentina of the jigger sinking before a possible meeting of Macri with Xi Jinping

Beijing said that it “expects Argentina to perform according to law” in reference to the recent sinking of a Chinese flagged jigger by the country's Coast Guard and which was operating in Argentina's EEZ. The announcement is considered significant in Buenos Aires since Argentine president Mauricio Macri is expecting to meet his counterpart Xi Jinping in Washington, next Friday in the framework of the Nuclear security summit.
Monday, March 28th 2016 - 05:47 UTC
Macri visit to China in September: the strategic relation with Beijing stands, says Argentine ambassador

Argentine ambassador to Beijing Diego Guelar confirmed a meeting between President Mauricio Macri and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next April first on the margins of the Nuclear Security Summit that begins next week in Washington and anticipated an official visit to China by Macri in September.
Wednesday, December 2nd 2015 - 09:28 UTC
China and Brazil agree on further cooperation and on climate change

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazil's Dilma Rousseff met in Paris on the sidelines of the ongoing climate talks, and agreed to strengthen cooperation in a number of areas including a common position regarding global warming.
Monday, November 23rd 2015 - 09:39 UTC
China's Yuan to be included in IMF's SDR basket of currencies

The inclusion of the Chinese currency in the International Monetary Fund's special drawing rights (SDR) basket is long awaited, long overdue and, finally, all but a foregone conclusion.
Tuesday, November 17th 2015 - 08:54 UTC
Two Chinese nuclear plants for Argentina in a 15bn dollars deal

Argentina signed two nuclear power plant construction deals with China on Sunday worth around US$15 billion, which would add 1,750 megawatts to the energy already produced by the country's three nuclear power plants.
Tuesday, November 10th 2015 - 08:00 UTC
China imports drop for twelfth month running: 18.8% in October

China saw imports drop for the twelfth month in a row in October giving further cause for concern over the Chinese economy. Imports by the world's biggest trader of goods fell 18.8% from a year earlier to $130.8bn, a slight improvement on September's 20.4% decline.
Thursday, November 5th 2015 - 07:30 UTC
Beijing and Taiwan leaders to meet for the first time in 66 years, in Singapore

Just weeks before Taiwan holds general and presidential elections, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou announced he will hold face-to-face talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Singapore. The meeting Saturday will be the first between Taiwanese and Chinese leaders since 1949 and authorities in China are predicting it will be a “major historic milestone” in the development of cross-strait relations.