During a one-on-one meeting with Peru’s President Dina Boluarte, Biden thanked her for the country’s efforts to counter drug trafficking and noted the $65 million the U.S. is giving Peru over the next five years intended to assist in that effort.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Peru for back-to-back summits with world leaders at the APEC forum, as Beijing seeks to advance its leadership position on the global stage, ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump's return to power.