Monday, September 5, 2016 Obama: Macri is example to the worldUS president praises Argentine government for bucking protectionist trend at G20 summitHANGZHOU, CHINA —President Mauricio Macri got another big nod from up north yesterday, as US President Barack Obama highlighted him as one of the few national leaders setting an example for the world by going against a wave of protectionism gaining presence on a global scale, in a speech during the G20 conference. This occurred during an informal meeting held after the presidential group photo and the G20 inaugural speech given by Chinese President XI Jinping. Before the G-20 summit began yesterday, Macri met with Sun Yafang, the CEO of electronics company Huawei, a Chinese firm which specializes in electronic products and telecommunications equipment. Argentina’s ambassador to China, Diego Guelar, said Macri had been very well received at the conference. The common theme repeated were warnings over the “challenges to the global economy” that “low growth” in trade posed, with widespread questions about protectionism (see page 5).

Source: Bueno Aires Herald September 05, 2016 03:00 UTC