Chinese President Xi Jinping opens the Chancay deep-water port in Peru:: The port is a $1.3 bln Beijing investment to boost its trade and influence in South America:: November 14, 2024:: Lima, Peru:: Xi Jinping,

Chinese President Xi Jinping launched a week-long diplomatic blitz of South America on Thursday by inaugurating a massive deep-water port in Peru, a $1.3 billion investment by Beijing as it seeks to expand trade and influence on the continent.

The port opening in Chancay underscores China’s growing clout in a region that once looked primarily to the United States for economic opportunity.