A court ruling prevents the Peruvian state from fully supervising a strategic infrastructure
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Peru's sovereignty over one of its most important strategic infrastructures was placed at the center of a political, judicial, and geopolitical dispute after a ruling that limited state control over the Chancay megaport, a key facility built by a company from the Chinese regime.
The controversy began on January 29, when a Peruvian court ordered the local regulatory body to refrain from exercising "regulatory, supervisory, oversight, and sanctioning powers" over the Chancay Multipurpose Port Terminal, operated by the Chinese state-owned company Cosco Shipping.
This judicial decision significantly restricts the Peruvian state's ability to directly supervise the operation of the port, a strategic infrastructure located in national territory.
El megapuerto de Chancay.
The port, which represents an investment of approximately 1.3 billion dollars and is considered one of the most important logistics projects in Latin America, is mostly owned by Cosco Shipping, a state-owned company linked to the Chinese regime.
Its location and capacity make it a key node for trade between Asia and South America, which increases its strategic value and the relevance of control over its operations.
The Peruvian regulatory body Ositran, which is responsible for supervising public-use transportation infrastructure in the country, was practically excluded from its usual role at the port. The president of the agency, Verónica Zambrano, warned that this situation is exceptional and unprecedented. "(Cosco Shipping) would be the only company that provides services to the public that couldn't be supervised", she stated.
The Peruvian government and the regulatory authorities have already announced that they will appeal the judicial decision in an attempt to reestablish state oversight. The ruling could determine who has effective control over one of the country's most relevant infrastructures.
El dictador chino Xi Jinping.
The United States' statement
Amid the controversy, Donald Trump's government expressed its concern about the risk that Peru might lose control over strategic infrastructure. The warning was officially issued by the Office of Western Hemisphere Affairs of the United States Department of State, which questioned the situation that arose around the administration of the port.
"Concerned by recent reports that Peru could be left powerless to oversee Chancay, one of its largest ports, which is under the jurisdiction of predatory Chinese owners", the agency stated in a communiqué released in English and Spanish through the social network X.
The official message also emphasized United States support for Peruvian sovereignty over its own strategic facilities and warned about the geopolitical implications of this type of investment. According to the statement, "The United States supports Peru's sovereign right to oversee critical infrastructure in its own territory. Let this be a warning to the region and the world: cheap Chinese money costs sovereignty".
