Why are there so many Chinese in Peru?

1. The first batch of immigrants from China arrived in this South American country from 1849 to 1874 to replace Africans on coastal farms. After the abolition of slavery, Africans stopped doing these jobs. China people become the new cheap labor force.

These immigrants from China are actively engaged in agriculture, railway construction and bird droppings collection. At that time, guano was exported as a precious natural fertilizer, but many people died from this work.

China and Peru signed a trade treaty in 1970s. This treaty improved the living standards and working environment of immigrants and created conditions for the arrival of the second wave of immigrants in the early 20th century.

Historical background

19 in the 1970s, the fate of Peru's Chinese workers ushered in a turning point. Suffering Chinese laborers rose up, or went on strike, or killed the manor owner. Labor representatives also wrote to the Qing government for protection, and the sympathy of international public opinion for Chinese workers also put some pressure on the Peruvian government.

After many interventions and consultations, the Qing government formally established diplomatic relations with Peru in 1874, and signed the Treaty of Friendly Navigation between China and Peru on June 24 of the same year. Since then, the Chinese laborers in Peru have ended the coolie stage and become free men.

Reference to the above content: China News Network-The development history of Chinese communities in Peru exceeds 150 years.