Peru to Meet with China and Brazil to Avoid the Panama Canal while Advancing their Bi-Oceanic Railroad

LIMA PERU May 2025: On Monday, Peru’s economy ministry said in a statement that the country will seek a high-level meeting with China and Brazil to advance a planned bi-oceanic railway project to avoid using the Panama Canal.  Economy Minister Raul Perez Reyes met with China’s ambassador to Peru, who told him a meeting between the countries’ leaders would help define a joint roadmap for the regional rail corridor, according to the statement.  The proposed railway would connect Brazil to a new port on Peru’s Pacific coast, creating a trade route with China that would allow it to avoid routes going through the Panama Canal and around the southern tip of South America.

Source: Newsroom Panama