China’s President Xi Jinping joins host and counterpart Dina Boluarte to inaugurate Chancay Port in Latin American nation of Peru - Anadolu Ajansı

The port opening in Chancay underscores China’s growing clout in a region that once looked primarily to the United States for economic opportunity.

South of the border, China is ascendant.Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives this week in a region where China has replaced the U.S. as the dominant trading partner for most big economies, with the exceptions of Mexico and Colombia.

As a deflated Biden and Xi both arrive in Peru for the summit, the prospect of growing US isolationism will loom over discussions.