But, after a long period of price controls and massive underinvestment, domestic demand in Argentina was far outpacing supply. So then-President Néstor Kirchner’s government tore up the contracts and cut off exports to Chile, stunting its economic growth and leaving painful memories among its citizens.
比如，十年前智利和阿根廷签署了后者以预定价格向前者供应天然气的合约，智利为此花了数十亿改装电站。但是，在经历了长时间的价格管制和投资严重不足后，阿根廷国内需求远远超过了供给。于是，时任总统基什内尔政府撕毁了与智利的合约，削减了对智利的天然气出口，给智利经济增长造成了严重打击，也严重伤害了智利人民的感情。