US Urges Caution With Chinese Investments as CCP Opens Megaport in Peru

The Peruvian port could be exploited by the Chinese Communist Party to spy on U.S. naval and commercial ships, U.S. officials and researchers said.

The Chancay "megaport" in the small town of Chancay, north of the Peruvian capital Lima, on Oct. 29, 2024. Cris Bouroncle/AFP via Getty Images

Brian Nichols, the top U.S. diplomat for Latin America, has urged countries across the Western hemisphere to stay vigilant over Chinese investments after Beijing opened a massive deepwater port in Peru.

“We believe it is essential that countries across the hemisphere ensure that PRC economic activities respect local laws as well as safeguard human rights and environmental protections,” Nichols told reporters on Nov. 14, using the acronym for the regime’s official name, the People’s Republic of China.