About 80 kilometers north of Lima, the capital of Peru, from the sky, a breakwater about 2.6 kilometers long extends from the shore and surrounds the Qiankai Port Pier.

This is a breakwater photographed in the Port of Chankai, Peru, on June 21.

The Qiankai Port project is a cooperation project jointly built by China and Peru on the "Belt and Road". Upon completion, it will become a new hub port and a Pacific gateway port in Latin America. It can significantly shorten the direct shipping period from Peru to Asia. It will also connect with the Pan American highway through tunnels. It is connected directly to Lima, thus greatly improving the level of national and regional connectivity and trade facilitation.

"Peru is China's 'neighbor' across the Pacific." President Xi Jinping once described China-Peru relations in this way, vividly explaining the profound friendship between the two countries and their peoples that has no knowledge of each other. In recent years, increasingly close economic and trade cooperation and people-to-people exchanges have continued to narrow the distance between China and Peru, a pair of trans-ocean "friendly neighbors."

"Benefiting Peru and the entire Latin American region"

On June 28, President Xi Jinping pointed out during talks with visiting Peruvian President Boruarte that China and Peru "must work together to ensure that the Qiankai Port is completed as scheduled and becomes a new land-sea corridor between China and Latin America, so that 'Qiankai' Shanghai 'has truly become a road to prosperity that promotes the common development of China and Peru."

This is the terminal operation area photographed on June 21 in the Port of Chankai, Peru.

"Qian Kaigang and I have achieved common growth!" Daniel Halles, a 27-year-old Peruvian youth, is already a "senior employee" of this important project. When the project was launched, Halles was still a new intern in the workplace and has now grown into a manager in the project engineering department. He said: "The construction of Qiankai Port will benefit Peru and even the entire Latin American region, which is the biggest incentive for me."

According to David Gamero, deputy manager of the Qiankai Port Project Engineering Department,"Qiankai Port will help Peru improve shipping efficiency and deepen international trade cooperation with the Asian region. It will also assume the role of a regional hub and drive South America. The development of the overall logistics value chain produces a multiplier effect."

During his visit to China, President Borouarte also visited Shenzhen, Shanghai, Suzhou and other places, accompanied by many important Peruvian cabinet ministers and representatives of the economic community.

In Shanghai, she expressed her appreciation for COSCO Shipping Group's introduction of remote control automated loading and unloading equipment and related communication technology in the construction of Qiankai Port in Peru, and looked forward to building Qiankai Port into a landmark low-carbon, green, digital and intelligent port in South America.

From roads connecting Peru's Andean Mountains and tropical rainforest areas, overpass roundtables to improve urban transportation, to the Repatrición photovoltaic power station built in the desert, practical cooperation between China and Peru has steadily advanced in recent years, bringing tangible benefits to the local people.

This is the scene of the completion ceremony of the Machu Picchu Road Tunnel Project in Peru, photographed on January 23.

On June 28, the two heads of state jointly signed a number of bilateral cooperation documents, and the two sides announced the substantive completion of the free trade agreement upgrade negotiations. China-Peru comprehensive strategic partnership continues to reach new heights.

According to Carlos Aquino, director of the Center for Asian Studies at the National University of San Marcos in Peru, China and Peru are both developing countries and share common demands for development. China's new development concepts and emerging innovative technologies are benefiting developing countries including Peru.

Promote sustainable development

Taking high-speed rail, taking smart electric vehicles, experiencing naked-eye 3D technology, and viewing surgical robots, President Borouarte paid special attention to the development of China's science and technology during his visit. "I am shocked by China's scientific and technological progress. I really want to bring two robots back from Shanghai."

During his talks with President Xi Jinping on the 28th, President Borouarte said that he had personally experienced China's rapid development and scientific and technological progress, and also explored many areas where cooperation could be expanded in the future.

Not long ago, a fleet of green-painted electric vehicles appeared on the streets of Lima, the capital of Peru, attracting local media reports and public attention. The electric vehicle fleet launched by Peruvian Ludes comes from Chinese brands and includes electric trucks, pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, totaling 62 vehicles.

As Peru's largest power company, Luther plans to expand investment in green transportation. Mario Gonzalez, the company's general manager, told reporters that he hopes to contribute to Peru's reduction of carbon emissions by promoting electric vehicles and investing in photovoltaics and wind power generation. He said: "In cooperation with Chinese companies, I feel China's insistence on green sustainable development goals."

This is the Repatricion photovoltaic power station photographed in Arequipa Province, Peru on June 20.

Peruvian Minister of Environment Juan Carlos Castro said that the cooperation between Peru and China in green environmental protection is of great significance. China not only builds ports and operates photovoltaic power stations in Peru, but also brings green technology. These actions will help Peru achieves sustainable development and contributes to addressing climate change.

consolidate the foundation of public opinion

Pottery vases painted with leopard patterns, stone slabs carved with mythical creatures, figures made of metal... Shenzhen Nanshan Museum's special exhibition "Children of the Sun-The Incas and the Four Squadron of the Empire" selects 168 pieces (group) of treasures from 14 Peruvian museums, which has attracted nearly 200,000 visitors since its opening in April.

During his visit to Shenzhen, President Borouarte visited this special exhibition. She said that Peru and China both have a long history and splendid culture. Such an exhibition entering China opens a window for the Chinese people to understand Peruvian civilization and builds a bridge for people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.

China and Peru are both ancient civilizations. The friendship between the two countries has a long history and the friendship between the people is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

This is a relic of the Inca civilization photographed on June 22 in the Andes Mountains in the Cusco region of Peru.

Aquino said in an interview that President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Civilization Initiative, calling on all countries to respect the diversity of civilizations and understand every civilization in an open and inclusive manner, which is very important at the moment. Peru and China are promoting cultural exchanges and practical cooperation in the field of tourism, which is exciting.

During the talks on the 28th, President Xi Jinping emphasized that China is willing to provide more scholarships for young Peruvian students to China, strengthen cooperation in education, culture, tourism, youth, media and other fields, and lay a more solid public opinion foundation for the development of bilateral relations.

In Peru, local people often affectionately refer to the Chinese as "fellow villagers". Peru is one of the first Latin American countries to arrive and have the largest number of Chinese living there. At the end of May this year, the Peruvian Congress designated February 1 before and after the Spring Festival every year as the "Peruvian-China Friendship Day" to express its recognition of the special contribution and value of Chinese immigrants.

On October 15, 2023, at the 134th Canton Fair, buyers from Peru visited the in-vehicle surveillance product booth.

In recent years, Chinese craze and Chinese craze have been heating up in Peru. Cecilia Tello, dean of the Confucius Institute at Ricardo Palma University in Peru, said that the investment and cooperation of Chinese companies in Peru has greatly increased the local demand for Chinese talents. In the eyes of Peruvians, China's image is constantly enriched, not only representing ancient civilization, but also synonymous with development and progress.

Reporters: Zhao Kai, Xi Yue, Zhu Yubo, Zhang Yuan, Hao Yunfu, Li Muzi, Liang Xizhi, Wu Yu

Photography: Li Muzi, Li Mengjiao, Deng Hua

Editor: Wang Yachen, Zhang Dailei, Sun Hao, Ma Xiaoyan, Dong Longjiang, Geng Xuepeng, Wang Shengmei, Wang Ping