Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to make full use of his first official visit to South America to promote the city’s advantages and establish economic ties at the coming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) conference in Lima. Ahead of his departure on Wednesday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also said he would meet with members of…
President Xi Jinping is expected to inaugurate Chancay port when he visits Peru next week. The Chinese-funded megaport may reshape Pacific trade, but has also made the United States uneasy. In the second of a two-part series, Igor Patrick looks at the implications for the whole of South American continent. Erik Bethel, a former US…
Expectations are high for a China-US summit to manage risks ahead of a change of guard at the White House, with the presidents of both countries headed to South America next week. Observers see such a summit as part of efforts to stabilise ties before Donald Trump takes office as the 47th US president in…