U.S. Warns Peru Over Chinese-Built Chancay Port as Exports Hit Record

Workers are seen at the Chancay "megaport" in the small town of Chancay, 78 kilometers north of the Peruvian capital, Lima, on October 29, 2024. The port will be inaugurated on November 14, 2024, by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and her Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima. Photo / BOURONCLE / AFP
Workers are seen at the Chancay "megaport" in the small town of Chancay, 78 kilometers north of the Peruvian capital, Lima, on October 29, 2024. The port will be inaugurated on November 14, 2024, by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and her Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima. Photo / BOURONCLE / AFP

The Trump administration warned Peru that the Chinese-built Port of Chancay risks undermining the country’s sovereignty, escalating U.S. pressure over Beijing’s growing infrastructure footprint in Latin America.

U.S. officials have raised concerns that the deep-water megaport, constructed and majority-owned by China’s state-run COSCO Shipping, could expand China’s strategic influence in the region. The warning comes amid heightened scrutiny of Chinese investments in critical logistics hubs across the Western Hemisphere.

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