As the 14th Five-Year Plan nears its conclusion, China's trade with Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) partner countries has surpassed $3.1 trillion – a milestone rooted in infrastructure innovations like Peru's Chancay Port. This deep-water hub isn't just shortening South America-to-Asia shipping routes by 10 days; it's redefining how perishable goods like blueberries fuel economic growth across continents.
The port's strategic design allows Chilean farmers to deliver fresh produce to Shanghai markets in 23 days instead of 33, preserving quality while reducing costs. For Chinese consumers, this means year-round access to premium imported fruits. For South American exporters, it unlocks reliable access to the world's second-largest economy.
Analysts highlight this as a model of BRI's 'high-quality development' phase, where targeted infrastructure creates cascading benefits: Peruvian copper gains efficient export channels while Chinese green technology flows to Latin American renewable energy projects. As CGTN's educational comic series illustrates through a blueberry's journey, such cooperation turns geographical advantages into shared prosperity – one refrigerated container at a time.
