Strategic Concerns Over Peru’s New Port: A Growing Debate on China’s Influence (opens in new tab)

The construction of a massive deep-water port in Chancay, Peru, has sparked significant concerns within U.S. military circles due to its potential dual-use capabilities. Financed and operated largely by China’s state-owned COSCO Shipping, this ambitious project is raising alarms about its possible military implications. General Laura Richardson, the head of the U.S. Southern Command, has voiced apprehensions that the port, despite being presented as a commercial venture, could act as a strate...