The interim president of Peru ends her three-day official visit to China this Friday, June 28. Dina Boluarte intends to strengthen the already well-established links between Peru and China, linked by a free trade treaty in 2009 and today brought closer by the megaport project in Chancay, the inauguration of which must take place in the presence of Xi Jinping , at the end of the year. A new Silk Roads project, symbol of China’s growing influence on the South American continent.
With our correspondent in Lima, Juliette Chaignon
It was an expected meeting. In Chine, In Boluarte met this Thursday, June 27, with the leaders of Cosco Shipping to reassure them, despite the ongoing democratic crisis in Peruon the political, social and legal stability of the country.
The Chinese state-owned company Cosco Shipping is the majority shareholder of Chancay Megaport. A $3.6 billion project in a small Peruvian coastal town, where the future largest logistics platform on the Pacific coast is growing. The goal is to accelerate Peru’s exports to China, especially minerals. China is the world’s largest buyer of Peruvian copper.
Signing of contracts
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