«"The reception we had here exceeds all the expectations that Argentina had from China." The voice of the Argentine ambassador in Beijing, Diego Guelar, sounds exultant and optimistic on the other end of the line. No wonder: for the business forum where Mauricio Macri will speak today, more than 1.000 CEOs from different companies in the Asian giant signed up and Argentina is strengthened as "a great food supplier."» for the 1.500 billion Chinese.

Ambassador Guelar assured Infobae that «There is a great enthusiasm among businessmen and the Chinese State for investing in Argentina in many areas«. The presidential delegation expected no more than 500 businessmen for the forum to be held today. But the Argentine president's call redoubled the number of participants.

«Argentina has a historic opportunity in China not only to receive a large volume of investments in mining, energy, infrastructure, nuclear energy and agro-industry, but also to be China's strategic partner for the sale of food.«Guelar said.

It is estimated that among the 1.500 billion Chinese willing to consume Argentine food, more than 300 million are middle class and have very important demands when choosing products. «There is more and more demand from China's middle class and this requires us to be good producers of first-class food with added value"said the Argentine ambassador, who is finalizing every detail of Macri's official visit.

In this regard, at the meeting tomorrow between Xi Jinping and Macri at the People's Palace in Beijing there will be a key announcement to increase food exports from Argentina to China: an agreement will be implemented for the Chinese Senasa to settle in Buenos Aires before the end of the year and thus speed up the phytosanitary controls of products that Argentina will export to the port of Shanghai. This tool will be very useful if one takes into account that many commercial operations of food to China are blocked when the containers arrive at the port of Shanghai and must overcome problems of phytosanitary control. The installation of the sanitary office of the Chinese State in Argentina will facilitate trade and streamline the flow of products, venture into the Government. Thus, trade in grains, fresh meats, honey, peas, cranberries and table grapes will be strengthened. These are foods from Argentina that China has a marked interest in consuming.

In addition, Guelar said that between today and Thursday there will be a battery of announcements of Chinese investments in mining for the province of San Juan, in the railway area of ​​Belgrano Cargas, in the construction of nuclear power plants and in the two Santa Cruz dams . According to the estimates of the Argentine ambassador, there are some 30.000 million of Chinese investment dollars projected for Argentina in the next 10 years.

Macri was yesterday in the forum of presidents that Xi Jinping organized. He crossed paths with his Russian counterpart Putin but by protocol no bilateral meeting could be held at that meeting. Today, the Argentine president will inaugurate a business forum where some 1.000 CEOs are waiting for Macri's word. Tomorrow, the official meeting with Xi Jinping will take place at the People's Palace, where crucial agreements will be signed between both countries.