Overview
- In a Bloomberg interview at the World Economic Forum, Javier Milei said China is a great trading partner and argued Argentina must trade with it given its global weight.
- Argentina’s exports to China rose 62% in 2025 from a year earlier, outpacing a 27% increase in shipments to the United States.
- Milei said his plan is to open Argentina to the European Union, the United States and China, and he signaled progress on a prospective U.S. free‑trade deal.
- He appeared at a Davos event with U.S. President Donald Trump shortly before the interview, underscoring his political alignment with Washington alongside economic outreach to Beijing.
- China’s Foreign Ministry said it had no information to share on reports of a Milei visit in 2026 but stated Beijing’s willingness to deepen exchanges with Argentina.