#NewWorldReport: Peru in China. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
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🗓️ 4 July 2024
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#NewWorldReport: Peru in China. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-peru-completed-substantial-negotiations-upgrade-fta-2024-06-29/
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/perus-ex-presidential-candidate-keiko-fujimori-begins-trial-money-laundering-2024-07-01/
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| 0:00.0 | I'm John Batsu with my colleague Professor Avin Ellis of the U.S. Army War College. |
| 0:09.7 | We've been wondering from presidency to presidency in the continent there are many more to go but |
| 0:15.1 | we're going to right now go to Peru because there's a double presidency here. |
| 0:20.8 | Kiko Fojimaro who was the daughter of a previous president who was disgraced as a corrupt |
| 0:27.3 | figure, now herself is on trial for money laundering. |
| 0:31.6 | I do remember in the most recent Peruvian vote, we haven't |
| 0:35.7 | had one since, won by Mr. Castillo who was in jail for trying to run the legislature out of town and become dictator is alleged, |
| 0:46.8 | although I don't remember a trial proving that. |
| 0:50.0 | Fudemoro, Kiko F Fujimaro was his opponent. |
| 0:53.0 | The race was so close there was a question of intervention |
| 0:56.2 | by the military. |
| 0:57.1 | Now many years later, President Bilarti, who was vice president |
| 1:02.1 | and ascended to the role with Castilla's jailing is supervising |
| 1:06.4 | the trial of Kiko Fujimaro while President Balarte is in China dealing with the ambitions of the Communist Party. |
| 1:17.0 | Enough confusion, Professor. Let's start with Kiko Fuji Morrow. |
| 1:21.0 | She is the daughter of a man who's condemned and this looks like she's being |
| 1:26.1 | condemned. In this country, sometimes we call these things law fair. Is there reason to be suspicious |
| 1:31.1 | about this trial because she would be a candidate again when and |
| 1:35.1 | if there's a presidential election. |
| 1:37.0 | Well John there are two I think great consistent forces here in Peru. |
| 1:43.0 | You know, number one is the depth of corruption that has long existed in |
| 1:47.0 | Peruvian institutions at it all levels and including its presidency. |
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