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The director of Cosco Shipping Ports Chancay spoke out against the United States' questioning of Chinese investment in Peru.
In response to continuous concerns raised by the United States Government about the possible loss of Peruvian state sovereignty in the Chancay megaport due to Chinese investment in the country, Cosco Shipping responded that the North American country should "respond" by investing more in Peru.
During his participation in ExpoMina 2026, José Ignacio de Romaña, director of Cosco Shipping Ports Chancay Perú, stated that the North American power should apply the free market principles it usually professes and encourage private investment.
"The United States, the largest nation on this planet and to which we owe so many developments, should execute what they profess: free market and competition. Instead of being scared by the port of Chancay, they should invest in the port of Corío," he commented.
In this regard, De Romaña considered that to further open the Peruvian market, authorities should promote facilities and tax benefits to stimulate the arrival of more North American companies in Peru.
For the terminal's executive, rather than seeing Peru and other South American countries as a space of dispute between the United States and China, it should be focused on as an opportunity for the two economic powers to participate in the region's development.
For the terminal's executive, economic revitalization and job creation in the region are the most effective tools to address issues such as migration.
"The United States has a serious immigration problem. But people migrate because they seek better opportunities [...] those people would not travel and leave their families if they had health, security, work. South America has all that to develop," he said.
De Romaña also rejected interpretations according to which Cosco's presence in Chancay would imply a loss of Peruvian sovereignty, as he maintained that state institutions - such as the National Police, the Port Authority, the National Port Authority (APN), the National Agrarian Health Service of Peru (Senasa), and the National Forest and Wildlife Service (Serfor) - maintain their functions within the terminal.
