Sunday, March 4, 2012

Soy dispute palls Argentine leader's China trip

Argentina and its visiting president appeared to make no progress Tuesday against China's monthslong ban on soy oil imports that has hurt one of the South American country's key trade products.

China played down the ban and called it a normal trade dispute. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez and Chinese President Hu Jintao signed a dozen cooperation and trade agreements Tuesday, but none of them was about soy oil.

The soy dispute is the most pressing issue for Fernandez, who is making the first trip to China by an Argentine president since 2004.

The visit should have been earlier. Just after meeting Hu, Fernandez apologized three times for …

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