Renovation construction site in Salta province section of the Belgrano Cargas cargo railroad in Argentina. (Photo by Wang Di from People’s Daily)

Atop the remote Patagonia region in southernmost Argentina, two hydroelectric dams co-contracted by a consortium comprised of Chinese engineering and construction conglomerate Gezhouba Group and Argentine businesses are under construction in full swing.

The Condor Cliff and La Barrancosa dams built along the Santa Cruz River are also the largest engineering project Argentina has ever seen in history.

The cooperation in building the two dams is based on a deal inked at the witness of two heads of state when Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a visit to the South American country in 2014, during which he witnessed agreement signing and commencement ceremonies of multiple big cooperation projects and placed a hope on football cooperation.