The United States and China Reissue Their War of Powers Through a Competition for the Patagonian Electric Cooperative Business
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The threat of Ambassador Lamelas to the directors of CALF, the main electricity supplier in Patagonia sparked an unprecedented fight between Ambassadors Lamelas and Wang Wei Its impact on social networks and what the company says and Milei's uncomfortable position as of other companies
The US ambassador, Peter Lamelas, warned that the use of Chinese technology in strategic networks can hinder the arrival of foreign investments. The dispute also reaches Huawei.
By Eva Moreira. Latin American Summary, August 12, 2026. The directors of the largest electrical cooperative in Patagonia presented the details of the pressure they received to abandon an agreement with the Chinese firm Huawei. The silence of the Chancellery. “It is not right for a foreign embassy to contact a cooperative and [...] Entry Argentina. CALF denounced the squeeze of the US embassy and defended the country’s technological “autonomy” w…
Within the framework of the Committee on Cooperative Affairs, Mutual Affairs and Non-Governmental Organizations, chaired by Deputy Aldo Leiva (UP), the representatives of the Neucan cooperative raised the “defense of autonomy” and ensured that they act within the framework of the Cooperatives Act 23.337. According to them, the conflict is linked to a commercial agreement with Huawei related to a fibre optic line in Vaca Muerta and a data center …
The conflict between the CALF cooperative and the Embassy of the United States will be transferred this Wednesday to the diplomatic headquarters of the North American country in Buenos Aires in order to hold a meeting between the parties and resume the dialogue. The controversy was generated last month, when the technology manager of the distributor...
Can a decision by a Neuquén public service cooperative become a strategic issue between the US and China?
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