Chinese base: after 40 visits by Argentine and foreign scientists and officials, they found no evidence of military use. After pressure from the US, the Milei government announced that “on Monday it will carry out an inspection” of the Chinese facilities.

But the antennas installed in Neuquén "are not useful for tracking missiles or espionage," say Argentine scientific sources. They even claim that "it was already visited by a North American diplomat." And security is provided by the Neuqén police and "not Chinese soldiers."