Lower thirds:

00:02 Informe Alejandro Rebossio
00:30 Erik González, Astronomer at the University of San Juan
01:12 Erik González, Astronomer at the University of San Juan
01:55 Nicolás Manna, BYD Yacopini agency manager
02:25 José Octavio Bordón, Former ambassador in the US

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The stars are MORE visible from the Félix Aguilar Astronomical Observatory in Argentina...And that's also why China chose the site to build a radio telescope here.

But works were stopped by Javier Milei's government recently...That coincided with a crucial financial bailout by the US government. The Trump administration suspects the radio telescope could have a military application - a claim the University of San Juan, the project’s Argentine partner, strongly denies.

0.29  
+++Erik González, Astronomer at the University of San Juan: 
“It could have very limited military use, as the mountains and surrounding elevations greatly obstruct the view of anything on the surface. Also the military use that a radio telescope can have depends mainly on whether it has a transmitter to use it as a radar. This radio telescope does not have a transmitter.”
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00:50
The astronomer says that the radio telescope is designed to move at the apparent speed of the stars due to the Earth's rotation - 100 times slower than necessary to track satellites and aircraft. Gonzalez believes China needs this location for observing distant galaxies - a project that's also valuable for studying tectonic plate movements.

1.11 
+++Erik González, Astronomer at the University of San Juan:
“They want an observation base. That’s the separation between the two antennas - as large as possible. What we have on the other side of the world from here is China.”
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01:20

Other observation centers were also challenged when the US announced the financial bailout. It claimed Milei was committed to “kicking China out of Argentina”. They've also criticized a Chinese-backed port project in Tierra del Fuego. And there is a clear interest in reversing Chinese progress in mining and telecommunications technology across Argentina.

TC: 01:41 
Meanwhile, trade with China is surging. Chinese exports to Argentina have grown 66 percent over the past year - with the arrival of brands like Shein and Temu, and eight Chinese car companies, thanks to Milei's trade liberalization policies.

1.54 
+++Nicolás Manna, BYD Yacopini agency manager: 
"In October, the Dolphin Mini was the best-selling electric vehicle in Argentina, which is an impressive result for a brand we`ve just started seeing. Everyone is coming because of the zero-tariff quota."
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02:12 

In response to Milei's alignment with Trump, José Octavio Bordón, former president of the Argentine Council of International Relations and former ambassador to the US, says a more nuanced foreign policy is needed.

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+++José Octavio Bordón, Former ambassador in the US: 
"If the president feels comfortable with Trump and the US government, he has every right...But he has to take advantage of that to come up with the best foreign policy - in line with the interests of Argentina - not to be subordinated to the games of a great power."
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02:44 

Whether Beijing will respond to the halting of the radio telescope construction remains unknown. It has already cost China 24 million dollars - and an additional 4 million was invested by Argentina.