Author: Melanie Shi
Melanie Shi researches independent presses, decolonial movements, performance culture, and Afro-Asian connections at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. She is currently working on a project about Panafricanism via the global diffusion of Angolan dance. She also contributes geopolitical analysis about China’s relations with the Global South to publications such as CHOICE and The Diplomat.
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President of Argentina Javier Milei greets Chinese Vice President Han Zheng at the inauguration ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump on January 20, 2025. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla / POOL / AFP)
The cry “Cambio! Cambio! Cambio!” rings out along Calle Florida, the bustling commercial artery of Buenos Aires. Dozens of unofficial money changers—many of them migrants from Chile, Venezuela, and Bolivia—line the street, calling out to passersby. They offer mercado azul, or the “blue market” exchange rates, trading euros, dollars, and Brazilian ...
