After two days of meetings in Lima that rarely ventured beyond platitudes in discussing the strategies of the region’s major economies, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum wraps up with a spirit of detente that many fear the annual summit may not see again for four years.

Xi Jinping has put the fate of his country and regime in the hands of others, especially the next leader of the country he considers an enemy, the United States. Yes, China’s ruler, who many consider the world’s most powerful figure,

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday (November 14) inaugurated a massive deep-water port in Peru, a $1.3 billion investment by Beijing as it seeks to expand trade and influence on South America.

Xi Jinping was welcomed to Peru ahead of the inauguration of the Chancay deep water port, one of Beijing's most ambitious infrastructure investments in Latin America. Peru's president Dina Boluarte greeted her Chinese counterpart.