Xi Jinping and Peru's President Fujimori Exchange Messages on 55th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties
On November 2, 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori exchanged congratulatory messages on the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Xi Jinping noted that China and Peru are comprehensive strategic partners. Over the past 55 years, China-Peru relations have maintained sound momentum despite changes in the international landscape, with growing political mutual trust, fruitful practical cooperation across various fields and a friendship between the two peoples that has taken deep root. China appreciates Peru's longstanding commitment to the one-China principle. The protocol to upgrade the China-Peru free trade agreement officially entered into force on November 1, which Xi said would give a strong boost to bilateral economic and trade cooperation and inject fresh impetus into bilateral relations. He said he attaches great importance to China-Peru relations and stands ready to work with President Fujimori to take the anniversary as a new starting point to steer bilateral relations to new heights.
President Fujimori said the two countries have jointly forged strong bonds of friendship, mutual respect and cooperation, and that bilateral relations have continued to draw strength from the traditional friendship between the two peoples and to deepen under the framework of the comprehensive strategic partnership. Peru reaffirmed its firm commitment to the one-China principle and its readiness to continue strengthening political dialogue and cooperation with China.
China and Peru established diplomatic relations on November 2, 1971. Peru is home to one of the oldest Chinese immigrant communities in Latin America, with close trade and people-to-people ties between the two countries. (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China)
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
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Photo: 图：位于 Lima 的秘鲁政府宫（资料图）。Diego Delso，CC BY-SA 4.0，Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Government Palace in Lima, Peru (file photo). Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
