This study employs Fairclough’s three-dimensional discourse analysis model as its theoretical framework to examine 278 reports on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) published between 2013 and 2025 in Argentina’s mainstream media, including Clarín, La Nación, and Página 12. The analysis explores the reporting frameworks and tendencies regarding the BRI in the Argentine context. The findings indicate that, among the Spanish translations of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Argentine mainstream media, “la Franja y la Ruta” and “Nueva Ruta de la Seda” are the most frequently used; the Spanish translations of the BRI in Argentine media have gradually aligned with the official Chinese translation, “la Franja y la Ruta”, which has shown the highest growth rate in usage; the media primarily focuses on the BRI’s strategic objectives, economic vision, as well as its diplomatic and geopolitical implications; overall, Argentine media coverage of the BRI tends to be neutral and objective.