Episode 401 • • 1:52:31 - 1:54:44
401: The War on Chicken
Argentina Nationalizes Repsol YPF, Chinese Oil Interests
Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's decision to nationalize the oil company Repsol YPF is analyzed as a move against Chinese interests. Reports indicate that the Chinese firm Sinopec had made a $15 billion offer for a stake in the company just hours before the nationalization announcement. The segment also mocks a diplomatic gaffe involving the Malvinas and the Maldives.