Residents relax and enjoy the beach under the sun, as cranes build Chancay Port in the background in Lima, Peru, on October 29, 2024. Photo: VCG Giant containers pile up at the newly developed Chancay Port, Chancay, Peru, on October 24, 2024. Photo: IC

Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews the honour guard alongside Peru's President Dina Boluarte after arriving at the government palace, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit,

The port opening in Chancay underscores China’s growing clout in a region that once looked primarily to the United States for economic opportunity.