By Eduardo Baptista, Marco Aquino and Lucinda Elliott LIMA (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Lima on Thursday, kicking off a week-long diplomatic blitz in Latin America by inaugurating the massive Chancay deep-water port,

President Biden is heading to South America Thursday with his first stop coming at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit where he'll meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Thursday for a state visit to Peru and the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Lima for a state visit to Peru and the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting,

US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are to hold their first face-to-face meeting in a year this weekend during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Peru, a senior White House official said on Wednesday.

If things had gone differently last week, U.S. President Joe Biden could have arrived at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru on Thursday projecting confidence and pledging his successor’s cooperation with eager Latin American partners.

The Chinese leader is due to inaugurate a $1.3 billion megaport that is expected to become a hub for South America-Asia trade.

Peru - Recent The Republic of Peru stands out as one of the first Latin American countries to establish diplomatic ties and a comprehensive strategic partnership with the People's Republic of China, with the two countries witnessing ever-growing cooperation in various sectors over the past several decades.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping headed to Peru on Wednesday, bound for a meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) organisation leaders overshadowed by fears of renewed global trade tensions under Donald Trump.