U.S. Urges Vigilance on Chinese Investment as Xi Opens Peru Port

Aerial view of the Chinese-financed and built Chancay Port in Peru. Image via Xinhua.

The United States on Thursday called on Latin American nations to be vigilant about Chinese investment as President Xi Jinping inaugurated a major port in Peru.

Xi, in Peru alongside US President Joe Biden for the APEC summit, was opening the first Chinese-funded port in South America, a $3.5 billion complex in Chancay north of Lima that is designed to be a regional trade hub.

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