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Boluarte and Xi inaugurate Chancay megaport, called to be a bridge between China and A.Latina
The Peruvian president, Dina Boluarte, and her Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, remotely inaugurated the Hancay megaport, located about 70 kilometers from Lima, which will seek to become a bridge that commercially connects China with Latin America.
“Go ahead,” Boluarte said from the Government Palace, next to Xi, to inaugurate the port, after hearing from the main pier that the construction of the port “has been completed in its entirety and the conditions for the start of operations have been met.”
Boluarte and Xi made a remote inauguration
The leaders observed on a huge screen how the brand new infrastructure began to work and, in a symbolic way, a container of Peruvian blueberries was loaded on a ship bound for China, while, simultaneously, a container with electric vehicles was deposited in a Shanghai port on a ship bound for Chancay.
They declared that the inauguration of this “emlecotic project” is a historic moment for the bilateral relationship between the two countries.
“Chancay becomes a new starting point of the Inca road of a new era. From Chancay to Shanghai,” said the Chinese president when expressing his satisfaction with the construction term of the first smart and green port in Latin America.
He indicated that this work, whose initial investment has been 1.3 billion dollars, will reduce the time of maritime transport between Peru and China by 10 days, and will save 20% of the logistical cost, in addition to bringing job opportunities to Peruvians and at the same time consolidating the Andean country as a logistics ‘hub’.
“We sail shoulder to shoulder to embrace the world and move towards a more beautiful tomorrow,” Xi concluded.
New stage of economic development of Peru
For his part, Boluarte maintained that the start of port operations is the beginning of a new stage of economic development for Peru, and that it also shows that the Andean country is a reliable partner.
“We are starting a transformation that will consolidate the country as a world-class technological and industrial logistics center that will strategically project us in the Asia-Pacific region,” he said.
He also stated that this port will contribute one percentage point to the country’s GDP once, once its operations have started, so “its importance is undeniable.”
He reiterated the bonds of trust with China as its largest trading partner, but also as a “sister country” that has played a fundamental role in the construction of the infrastructure that will help place Peru as a logistics center also for Latin American partners, since it will be a gateway between both worlds.
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Armed forces target illegal mines in Northern Ecuador with bombing raids
Ecuador’s Armed Forces carried out an operation on Monday — including airstrikes — against illegal mining in the town of Buenos Aires, in the country’s north, Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo reported.
The mountainous, gold-rich area has been a hotspot for illegal mining since 2017, located in the Andean province of Imbabura.
In 2019, former president Lenín Moreno deployed around 2,400 soldiers to the region in an attempt to curb the illegal activity. “The operation began with mortar fire, followed by gunfire and bombing runs by Supertucano aircraft,” Loffredo said in a video released by the Defense Ministry.
He added that the operation would continue on Tuesday with patrols across the area to locate possible members of “irregular armed groups that may have crossed from the Colombian border.”
The Armed Forces stated on X that the intervention focused on the “complete elimination of multiple illegal mining tunnels” in the areas known as Mina Nueva and Mina Vieja.
The operation coincided with the deployment of a military and police convoy into Imbabura, which has been the epicenter of protests against President Daniel Noboa since September 22, following his decision to scrap the diesel subsidy.
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Caracas shuts embassy in Oslo without explanation following Machado’s Nobel win
Venezuela has announced the closure of its embassy in Norway, just days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Venezuelan diplomatic mission provided no explanation for its decision on Monday.
“It is regrettable,” a ministry spokesperson said. “Despite our differences on several issues, Norway wishes to keep the dialogue with Venezuela open and will continue to work in that direction.” The ministry also emphasized that the Nobel Committee operates entirely independently from the Norwegian government.
In its announcement, the Nobel Committee stated that Machado met the criteria established by Alfred Nobel, “embodying the hope for a different future, where the fundamental rights of Venezuelans are heard.”
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Sheinbaum: Urgent to restore access to towns cut off by heavy rains
Thousands of military personnel and civilians in Mexico worked tirelessly on Tuesday to clear roads blocked by the torrential rains of recent days, which have left more than 300 communities cut off across central and eastern regions of the country. Authorities also launched mass fumigation efforts in several affected areas to prevent the spread of dengue fever.
The official death toll remains at 64, though dozens of people are still missing. President Claudia Sheinbaumacknowledged that the government does not yet know the full situation in many of the isolated villages, which range in population from 500 to 1,000 inhabitants.
“The reopening of roads is one of the greatest urgencies,” Sheinbaum said. “It’s essential to guarantee air bridges, food supplies, clean water, and a proper census of the isolated communities so we can determine the condition of every person living there.”
Private construction companies are also assisting the effort with heavy machinery and technical support to help reopen highways and reconnect rural areas.
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