The United States, under the Trump administration, said in a post on X earlier this month, that Peru's acceptance of Chinese funding for projects like its Chancay port in Peru would cost the country its sovereignty.  

China has slammed the accusation, calling it blatantly false. 

Behind the U.S. accusation: the Chinese-built megaport in Chancay, north of Lima, which runs an express route to Shanghai.

CGTN’s Dan Collyns dives deeper into the issue from Lima.

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