This is John Batchel, a conversation with Oscar Sumer in Lima, Peru. He is a university official,

but at the same time writing for the Civitas Institute about Peru, now becoming a non-NATO military

partner of the United States. At the same time, Peru has heavy investment by the People's Republic

of China, in its resources, in its structure.

And there's a large port, Chiquet, built by Costco, on the Peruvian coastline, that is the envy of the whole of the Pacific.

However, there is a contest, Oscar says, between the U.S. and China, and it has to do with

the nature of the Chinese Communist Party. I, at the same time, asked about Chinatown, and we

talked to Meny. So here's Oscar putting in Meny, Chinatown, the emigration of Chinese to the whole

of the Americas in the 19th century,

and the communists altogether in one.

Ascar Sumah, more of this tonight.

To the freedom of Peru.

Is there a large Chinese community in Lima from the 19th century?

There were lots of Chinese workers all over America.

Do you have a Chinatown? We have

less than a minute. Yes, yes. We have a Chinatown. It's similar to the Wanis in San Francisco

or New York. Well, probably smaller, but we have a lot of, we call it Chifas, which are Chinese

Peruvian restaurants. Chinese food is very like in Peru. We have, well, there is a

lot of Peruvian food and we are very proud of our food. And Chinese food has a very good place within our culinary quarter.

But, well, and we have a lot of Chinese people, but we consider them Peruvian.

Every Peruvian has a chance as a friend.

Yes, I understand. Yes.

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