Being a respectful world leader: You&apos;re doing it wrong.
While on an official visit to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner sent out a tweet mimicking the Chinese accent.
According to Business Insider, the tweet above translates to, "Sorry. You know what? It&apos;s just that the ridiculousness and absurdity is so high, that it can only be understood through humor. If not, it&apos;s very, very toxic."
Besides being racist, it&apos;s also strategically idiotic. As Bloomberg points out, Argentina is banking on loans from China to prop up its currency, which fell 23% against the dollar last year when the government defaulted on its debt for the second time in 13 years.
The country&apos;s pile of outstanding debt has made it difficult to retain financing in international markets, which is why the loans from China are so vital. Argentina has already received about $3 billion, but as Business Insider notes, they&apos;ll likely need more — which makes Fernández de Kirchner&apos;s insulting tweet that much more head-scratching.
Then again, the country probably has other things on its mind right now.