The path of China-South America relations will be decided in neighbourhoods and kitchens, not just presidential palaces or investment forums
There is even a Chinatown. Barrio Chino lies a short distance north of Palermo and draws plenty of curious locals. Yet when I asked Argentines what they thought of Chinese people, their answers were strikingly consistent: “nice, hardworking, reliable”. Then came the qualifier “but they keep to themselves. We don’t really know them”.
