Overview
- Investigative footage shows the president arriving at a San Borja chifa on Dec. 26 in the presidential Audi known as the “cofre” (plate EGK-267) with his face obscured by a hood, and the visit does not appear in his official schedule.
- The Presidential Press Office confirmed the meeting with businessman Zhihua Yang and described it as innocuous, saying the discussion focused on Peru–China Friendship Day.
- On Jan. 12, Jerí posted on X that celebrations are planned for Feb. 1 at Government Palace and the Plaza de Armas, attaching a Foreign Ministry note inviting China’s leadership and outlining planned TV Perú and CCTV broadcasts.
- Corporate records tie Yang to multiple companies domiciled at the meeting site—Hidroeléctrica América, Construcciones Capon, América Capon and Tengda Cerámica—with América Capon and Tengda having hired Nicanor Boluarte in 2023 and 2024.
- Cameras later recorded Nicanor Boluarte entering the same building with keys, Yang declined to answer questions, and no authority has announced a formal investigation.