Abstract
Don't Cry for Me 'Argenchina': Unraveling Political Views of China Through Legislative Debates in Argentina
Highlights
In December 2014, the Argentinean Senate approved an agreement on cooperation between Argentina and China on the BConstruction, Establishment, and Operation of a Chinese Deep-Space Monitoring Station^ in the Argentinean Province of Neuquén
The agreement to build this station immediately generated a lot of criticism from politicians, journalists, and academics, who raised concerns about issues such as the possible military use of the facilities, the magnitude of the tax breaks granted to the Chinese, the limited access granted to Argentine scientists and its alleged level of secrecy
Afterwards, we describe our methodology and we proceed to disentangle the embedded perceptions of Chinese investments in political debate
Summary
In December 2014, the Argentinean Senate approved an agreement on cooperation between Argentina and China on the BConstruction, Establishment, and Operation of a Chinese Deep-Space Monitoring Station^ in the Argentinean Province of Neuquén. It was set within the framework of the Chinese Moon Exploration Program. As a growing global power with leadership ambitions, China started developing programs aimed at exploring the Moon and other celestial bodies, Mars in particular To this end, China established the so-called China Deep Space Network, a series of monitoring stations in order to support various space missions as the planet rotates. The deal generated so much opposition from the press, academic circles, and public opinion in general that it ended up being cancelled. This background suggests that Chinese investments might inspire certain concerns that Western investments do not, but what are these concerns ?
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