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Peru subscribes to APEC environmental commitments

Working in conjunction with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, Peru’s performance in the area of sustainable development has been strong. This was evinced by Peru’s reiteration, in the most recent APEC forum, to establish and implement sustainable food systems and food security for its citizens.

Investigations targeting Chinese companies that built hospital in Puno, Perú

In the case of the construction of a hospital in the city of Puno, Peru, China Weihai Construction Group Co Ltd. and China Railway No10 Engineering Group Co Ltd. are being investigated for allegedly obtaining the bid through certain illicit actions.

Growing bilateral trade between Peru and China

According to the Chinese ambassador in Peru, Liang Yu, the trade volume between both countries exceeded US $37,000 in 2021.

Conflicts with indigenous communities and the Chinese MMG Ltd.

The Chinese company, MMG Ltd., is presently facing a conflict with different indigenous communities due to mining expansion projects in Peru.

Peruvian communities, government, and MMG Ltd. sign truce to restart operations at Las Bambas

After several weeks of conflict at the “Las Bambas” copper mine, on June 9, the indigenous communities agreed to temporarily suspend their protest in order to guarantee the resumption of operations at the mine.

Disputes between the Chinese mining company “Las Bambas” and Peruvian indigenous communities

Since April 2022, more than one hundred indigenous residents invaded Las Bambas mine in Peru, owned by MMG Ltd, Chinese resource company.

Peru and China reaffirm their strategic alliance

Peru’s Prime Minister, Aníbal Torres, held a meeting with Liang Yu, the Ambassador of China, highlighting the strategic alliance between the two nations. The Chinese representative paid a protocol visit to the Chief of Cabinet to discuss issues of bilateral interest.

China listed as the main destination for Peruvian exports in February 2022

According to Idexcam data, Peruvian exports to the People’s Republic of China in the month of February 2022 reached US$4,595 million, representing an increase of 7% over the same period in 2021.  Thus, China is the main destination for Peruvian exports valued at a total of US$1,264 million.

Progress in Peru’s exports to the Chinese market

PromPerú reported that actions to promote Peruvian coffee in the Chinese market have been carried out through trade offices abroad. This process started in 2018 through reverse missions to Peru, where samples, coffee tastings, seminars, and live broadcasts were presented to the public. As a result, Peruvian coffee shipments to China increased significantly from USD $486, 329 in 2018 to USD$1.7 million in 2021.

Peru receives vaccine donation from China

Peru received a batch of more than one million doses of Sinopharm against the coronavirus, donated by the Chinese government, on November 13.
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