Source: Xinhua
What it’s about: The article reports recent statements made by China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ma Zhaoxu, on two Chinese-financed energy infrastructure projects in Argentina and Brazil. It mentions the economic benefits of both projects and comments on the environmental, economic, and social benefits of the Belo Monte dam in Brazil.
What’s misleading about it: The article makes no mention of the sizable controversies that surround both the Kirchner-Cepernin dam in Argentina and Belo Monte Dam in Brazil—mostly from environmental concerns regarding long-term damage to regional ecosystems.