Preface
"I still like your unruly appearance!"
Since coming to power, Argentine President Millay has been known to the world for his radical economic policies and all kinds of outlandish and unruly rhetoric.
However, in the months since Milley came to power, Argentina's economy has not only not improved, but is heading for a deeper trough.
Perhaps noticing such a problem, Milekai re-sought to engage with China, and at the end of this month, the Argentine foreign minister came to visit China......
Once unruly
Milley is a representative of the Argentine right-wing, and before and after he came to power, he changed the pro-China attitude of the previous left-wing government and began to make wild remarks about his China policy.
In an interview last August, for example, Milley even compared China to an "Assassin" and openly shouted at the reporters who interviewed him: "Are you willing to make a deal with the Assassins?"
In addition, after coming to power, Milley directly abolished the previous Argentine government's efforts to seek to join the BRICS, and at his behest, Argentina finally refused to join the BRICS.
In addition, when it comes to Argentina's domestic affairs, Milley's approach is also extremely aggressive.
He began by dismantling a large number of government agencies and halting a number of public welfare programs, which made the daily lives of many Argentines untenable.
In addition, he also sold off Argentina's state-owned assets on a large scale, which led to a huge problem in Argentina's fiscal revenue.
Eventually, after only a few months in power, there was a massive uproar in Argentina against Milley and his reforms, and this was growing stronger.
Faced with tremendous domestic pressure, Milley began to seek help internationally, but he asked for help everywhere, but it seemed that nothing came of it......
"Licking" everywhere, but repeatedly hitting a wall
As a "right-wing madman," after he came to power, Milley actually changed the policy of his predecessor's "left-wing" government and began to increase cooperation with Western countries.
And in order to be able to cooperate with Western countries, Milley has already behaved a little unconventionally.
For example, in the case of the Falklands, because this issue can be called "politically correct" in Argentina, Milley naturally does not show much change on this issue, but his way has become very tactful, and he only expresses his hope that the Falklands issue can be resolved through negotiations.
However, Milley's idea was "exported by the British", and British Foreign Secretary Cameron went directly to the Falklands to inspect the Falklands to demonstrate Britain's sovereignty over the Falklands.
It can be said that Milley's moderate attitude on the Falklands issue not only did not receive a response from the British, but on the contrary, Milley himself lost face.
Not only that, but in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which is of international concern, Milley openly expressed his loyalty to Israel and the Jewish consortium behind it.
In the new round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the rest of the world is well aware of the harm that Israel has inflicted on the Palestinian people, thanks to the information available on the Internet.
Thus, in the case of the Palestinian-Israeli issue, the international community has generally expressed sympathy for Palestine and has condemned the brutal tactics adopted by the Israeli side in its attack on the Palestinian Gaza Strip.
However, Milley did not choose to condemn and stop Israel's actions, as the international community has generally done, on the contrary, in this round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Milley has shown extremely pro-Israel.
Not only did he openly speak out in support of Israel at the diplomatic level, but he also announced that he would move the embassy to Jerusalem during his visit to Israel, and during his visit to Israel, he went to the famous "Wailing Wall" and cried profusely.
However, Milley's approach did not allow the Jewish consortium to step up its investment in Argentina.
Not surprisingly, however, for calculating Jews, Argentina's "stagnant" Argentine economy does not attract much attention.
But for Milley, who is facing huge domestic public pressure, the Argentine economy has been exacerbated by its economic measures, which has intensified the momentum of anti-Milley demonstrations in Argentina.
Faced with such a grim situation, the "desperate" Milley could only refocus on the far east......
Desperate, find Hua for help
Before Milley came to power, because of the Argentine "left-wing" government's friendly policy toward China, Sino-Argentine relations were still very good before Milley came to power.
Even before Milley came to power, the Argentine side publicly stated that it would use the renminbi to settle the commodity trade between China and Argentina.
However, when Milley came to power, he dramatically changed the economic and foreign policies of his predecessor.
Although because China is Argentina's main partner, Milley did not make any "out-of-the-ordinary" moves, but also said that he attaches great importance to the cooperative relationship with China.
However, Milley's refusal to join the BRICS and his overtures to Western countries in various fields will certainly have a certain impact on Sino-Arab relations.
However, after four months in power, Milley faced intense economic pressure from within the country, which forced him to seek international cooperation.
Among Argentina's economic and trade partners, China's importance is very important.
This is why in April this year, Milley publicly stated in an interview that he would not prevent Argentines from doing business with China.
Milley's interview was interpreted by many as a sign of softening attitudes towards China, and after that, it was reported that Milley would send a foreign minister to China to seek China's economic cooperation with Argentina.
But while China is a great power that is willing and able to help other countries, Argentina's fickle approach is not reassuring to anyone.
Therefore, if Argentina really wants to cooperate with China, it still needs to express its sincerity with practical actions.
Resources
Global Times: Argentina announces foreign minister's visit to China at the end of the month, April 25, 2024
Global.com: "Argentina Announces Foreign Minister's Visit to China at the End of the Month!Expert: Create Conditions for Milley to Gain China's Support in the Economic and Trade Field," April 25, 2024
Globula: "Mass protests erupt in Argentina! Public university budget is insufficient, Milley encounters the "Avengers"" April 25, 2024
Observer.com: "Argentine President Milley's latest China-related speech softens: If people want to do business with China, they can," April 7, 2024
The Paper: "Argentine President Milley Visits Israel and Announces Relocation of Embassy to Jerusalem" February 7, 2024
Huanqiu.com: "Argentina Will Use RMB to Settle Goods Imported from China as China-Argentina Economic and Trade Cooperation Strengthened", April 27, 2023