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Argentina President Javier Milei Talks China, Populism

Argentina President Javier Milei Talks China, Populism

Bloomberg Talks · Bloomberg

April 5, 202452m 23s

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Show Notes

Eight months ago, Javier Milei vowed he would curb ties with China if he became Argentina’s leader. “Would you trade with an assassin?” he asked. It was a fitting comment for an outspoken admirer of the US, Milton Friedman and Donald Trump, a self-described anarcho-capitalist who rejects socialism and state intervention. 
Now, President Milei is taking a far more pragmatic tone, saying trade relations between China and Argentina haven’t changed “one bit,” and that he had no intentions of touching an $18 billion currency swap.

He speaks with Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait

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