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Who Is the Chinese Businessman at the Center of the "Chifagate" Scandal that Threatens Jerí in Peru?

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By Jimena De La Quintana, CNN en Español. The future of Peruvian President José Jerí will be determined by a dinner that took place on December 26, which went from being an unnoticed encounter to the focus of the main debate in Peru today and headlines in media outlets throughout the country and the world. That day, Jerí met at a Chinese restaurant in Lima with Zhihua Yang, a businessman of Chinese origin. The images that sparked the political c…

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By Jimena De La Quintana, CNN en Español. Peru's Congress approved a motion of censure on February 17 to remove interim president José Jerí, four months after he took office and two months before the general elections. Jerí's fate was determined by a dinner on December 26, 2025, which went from being an unnoticed encounter to the focus of the main debate in Peru and headlines in media outlets across the country and the world. That day, Jerí met …

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By Jimena De La Quintana, CNN en Español. The future of Peruvian President José Jerí will be determined by a dinner that took place on December 26, which went from being an unnoticed encounter to the focus of the main debate in Peru today and headlines in media outlets throughout the country and the world. That day, Jerí met at a Chinese restaurant in Lima with Zhihua Yang, a businessman of Chinese origin. The images that sparked the political c…

·Idaho Falls, United States
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Peru's attorney general had opened a preliminary investigation against the former president for meeting with a Chinese businessman. Who is he?

The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office also summoned ATU chief David Hernández and Congressman Luis Cordero to testify as witnesses. The investigation mainly involved President José Jerí and Chinese businessman Zhihua Yang.

·Lima, Peru
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The Public Prosecutor's Office, with the support of the Directorate against Corruption of the Peruvian National Police (Dircocor-PNP), summoned Congressman Luis Cordero Jon Tay to give his statement. The investigation is carried out in the context of the investigation that follows the businessman Zhihua Yang and others responsible for the unregistered meetings with President José Jerí.The Chinese businessman and others involved are investigated …

·Peru
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Diario Correo broke the news in Peru on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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