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A "Green" Car Race In Buenos Aires

A "Green" Car Race In Buenos Aires

BUENOS AIRES — The Argentine capital is scheduled to host its third Eco Challenge car race this Sunday, with 82 "curious" cars demonstrating to the world that environmentally friendly rides aren't necessarily boring.

The cars are designed and built by students of technical colleges from across the country, and many may become prototypes of future cars driving around the city, Clarin reports.

The race is also being touted as a prelude to the Formula E grand prix for electric cars that the city would host in January 2015. "This race will be a great stimulus for training young people and developing their creativity," Mayor Mauricio Macri said during a presentation.

Participating colleges were all given kits to build the cars, including batteries, an electric engine, an electronic speed regulator, tires and wheels, and technical advice from the Argentine Automobile Club. The race is a city event by the Green Schools Program to promote research in and use of non-polluting transportation.

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How Argentina Has Become China's Foothold In Latin America

China has become one of Argentina's most important trading partners and is increasing its military bases in the country. As China seeks to challenge the liberal world order, Argentina risks rifts with other key allies.

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President of Argentina Alberto Fernández and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in November 2022

*Rubén M. Perina

-Analysis-

BUENOS AIRES — There was a media furore worldwide in February over the sighting and subsequent downing of mysterious Chinese balloons by the U.S. coastline. The unnerving affair naturally raised a question mark in countries beyond the United States.

Here in Argentina, currently run by a leftist administration with leanings toward Russia and China, we might pertinently wonder whether or not the secretive Chinese base set up in the province of Neuquén in the west of the country in 2015-17 had anything to do with the communist superpower's less-than-festive balloons. It is difficult to say, of course, given the scarcity of information on the base, but the incidents are an opportunity to revise China's presence in Argentina.

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