A spokesperson for China’s embassy in Argentina said on August 6 that the U.S. embassy there has been revoking visas to block Argentine companies from partnering with Huawei, according to Taiwan’s Central News Agency. The spokesperson claimed Washington has been “deliberately stoking the China threat narrative” and broadening the concept of national security to “blatantly obstruct” normal cooperation between Argentine firms and Huawei. These characterizations reflect the Chinese embassy’s own framing of the dispute rather than an independently verified account. The spokesperson called the U.S. approach arrogant, a disrespect for other countries’ sovereignty, and a violation of free-market principles, urging Washington to abandon what it termed “hegemonic behavior and political manipulation.”
Huawei entered the Argentine market in 2001 and has built a substantial presence there. In March, Argentina’s Córdoba provincial power utility EPEC signed a memorandum with Huawei to advance private wireless networks and smart power distribution. In July, Huawei signed an agreement with the Argentine Agricultural Cooperatives Federation aimed at supporting the digital transformation of 36,000 local farmers.
Separately, Xinhua reported that the People’s Bank of China and the Central Bank of Argentina have renewed their bilateral currency swap agreement, valued at 130 billion yuan (roughly US$18.2 billion) against 28 trillion Argentine pesos. The agreement runs for five years and can be extended by mutual consent. The People’s Bank of China said the renewal — reported via China’s own state news agency — would deepen financial cooperation between the two countries, promote bilateral trade, and help maintain financial market stability.
Source: Central News Agency (Taiwan), August 6, 2026
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