Peru quickly became one of the first countries in the cross hairs of the incoming Trump administration because of the recently-inaugurated Chancay port, which is run by the Chinese company Cosco Shipping. In this episode, we ask Alfredo Thorne, a former finance minister of Peru, what is special about the Chancay port, what this project tells us about China’s plans in Latin America and how Peru is likely to navigate the tension between the U.S. in China for which the country has become a lightning rod.
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Guest:
Alfredo Thorne is an economist, a former finance minister of Peru (2016-2017) and principal director at Thorne & Associates, a Lima-based advisory firm.
Host:
Brian Winter is the editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly
If you’d like to know more:
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