A top adviser to US President Donald Trump said that Washington’s support for Argentina’s ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund hinges on President Javier Milei distancing himself from China, specifically by ending a currency swap agreement with Beijing. Speaking at Miami Dade College on Thursday, Mauricio Claver Carone, Trump’s special envoy for Latin America, described Milei as “an ally” but stressed that Washington’s priority is to ensure any new IMF deal does not “reinforce China’s position” in Argentina.
April 5, 2025
SOURCE: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
US pressures Argentina’s Milei to scrap currency swap accord with China