Relationship dossier
People's Republic of China
Peru
Relationship assessment
A sustained partnership centered on trade, strategic cooperation, and Chinese investment in Peru
People's Republic of China toward Peru
+65China has pursued closer economic and strategic ties with Peru, including through the free-trade agreement in force since 2010 and the 2013 comprehensive strategic partnership. Chinese investment has also supported major Peruvian infrastructure, including the Chancay port.
Peru toward People's Republic of China
+65Peru has strengthened economic and strategic cooperation with China through the bilateral free-trade agreement, its 2013 comprehensive strategic partnership, and a 2019 Belt and Road cooperation memorandum. Peru has also welcomed major Chinese-backed investment, including the Chancay port project.
Overall relationship
+65The relationship has a durable institutional and economic foundation in the free-trade agreement and comprehensive strategic partnership, reinforced by Peru's Belt and Road cooperation memorandum and significant Chinese investment. These sustained arrangements support a substantially cooperative overall relationship.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
China and Peru maintain a substantial economic and diplomatic partnership. Their free-trade agreement has been in force since 2010, and the countries elevated their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2013. Peru also signed a Belt and Road cooperation memorandum with China, while Chinese investment has supported major projects including the Chancay port.
Key developments
The China–Peru free-trade agreement entered into force.
China and Peru elevated their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
Peru signed a memorandum of understanding on Belt and Road cooperation with China.
The Chancay port project, backed by Chinese investment, was inaugurated in Peru.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond trade and major investment projects are unclear.
- The long-term economic and strategic effects of Chinese-backed projects in Peru remain uncertain.