ArrowArtboardCreated with Sketch.Title ChevronTitle ChevronIcon FacebookIcon LinkedinIcon Mail ContactPath LayerIcon MailPositive ArrowIcon Print
International relations

China woos Argentina, Bolivia and Peru to advance Belt and Road

Beijing pursues broader set of partners amid tensions with U.S.

Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino and Chinese counterpart Wang Yi shake hands in Beijing on April 30. (China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

BEIJING/BRASILIA, Brazil -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met with counterparts from Argentina, Peru and Bolivia in the past week, as Beijing intensifies efforts to court Latin American countries through its Belt and Road infrastructure-building initiative.

Wang met with Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino in Beijing on Tuesday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry reported. This is the first trip by Argentina's top diplomat to China since President Javier Milei took office in December.

Sponsored Content

About Sponsored Content This content was commissioned by Nikkei's Global Business Bureau.

Nikkei Asian Review, now known as Nikkei Asia, will be the voice of the Asian Century.

Celebrate our next chapter
Free access for everyone - Sep. 30

Find out more