Xi Jinping has declared that he wants China to become a "true maritime power." The country has been expanding its navy, the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) at breakneck speed. But China is also ...

It will strengthen China’s geostrategic grip in the region and challenge US plans to restore its neglected ... The port will save several Latin American countries shipping costs by cutting out transit ...

A new China-backed megaport in Peru may create whole new trade routes that will bypass North America entirely.