Tensions Over Chinese Mining Venture in Peru – China News
www.nytimes.com — SAN JUAN DE MARCONA, Peru — In its worldwide quest for commodities, China has scoured South America for everything from Brazilian soybeans to Guyanese timber and Venezuelan oil. But long before it made any of those forays, China put down stakes in this desolate mining town in Peru’s southern desert. The year was 1992. Chinese companies had begun to look abroad.
