Partnership set to deepen

President Xi Jinping and his Peruvian counterpart, Dina Boluarte, attend the opening ceremony of the Chancay Port via video link in Lima, Peru, Nov 14, 2024. "We're witnessing not only the flourishing of the Belt and Road Initiative in Peru, but also the birth of a new land-sea corridor connecting Asia and Latin America in the new era," Xi said, urging the two sides to work together to ensure the success of Chancay Port, from construction through operation. Xi said that China and Peru should actively explore ways to use the new passage to promote the trade and economic development of all economies across the Pacific, so that the route from Chancay to the Chinese city of Shanghai will lead Peru and all other Latin American and Caribbean nations to common prosperity and happiness. "For Peru, Chancay marks the beginning of a new stage in economic development and also demonstrates the confidence of Chinese investors in our country," Boluarte said. "Setting foot on the beautiful land of Peru, I felt a deep warmth from the friendship extended by the Peruvian people toward the Chinese people," Xi told Boluarte during their third meeting within a year.