If things had gone differently last week, U.S. President Joe Biden could have arrived at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru on Thursday projecting confidence and pledging his successor’s cooperation with eager Latin American partners.

While in Peru, the Chinese leader will also inaugurate South America's first Chinese-funded port, in Chancay, around 50 miles (80 kilometres) north of Lima. Expected to serve as a major trade hub, the $3.5-billion complex is seen as symbolic of Beijing's ...

Chinese companies put up billboards in Lima, capital of Peru on November 12, 2024, showing China-Peru deep ties and growing cooperation, ahead of the 31st Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting. Photos: Wang Cong/GT

A worker walks past a sign presenting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit outside the Ministry of Culture in Lima, Peru on Nov 12. (AP) LIMA, Peru, Nov 13, (AP): If things had gone differently last week,

BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Wednesday to attend the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Lima and pay a state visit to Peru at the invitation of President of the Republic of Peru Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra.

By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) -Peru and China will sign an updated free-trade agreement during President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the Andean nation that would boost commerce by at least 50% between the countries,