Negotiations for a free trade agreement between Peru and China began on 23 January 2008. On 19 November 2008, after six rounds of negotiations, Peru and China concluded negotiations for a FTA. In addition, negotiations for a customs cooperation agreement and a memorandum of understanding on labor and social security cooperation were finalized.

On 28 April 2009, Peru and China signed a free trade agreement.

On November 22, 2016 Peru and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the Optimization of the Peru-China Free Trade Agreement.

Documents related to the negotiations
28 April 2009	Beijing, China. Peru and China sign FTA
19 November 2008	Peru and China conclude FTA negotiations
13-18 October 2008	Beijing, China. VI round of free trade negotiations
01 September 2008	Lima, Peru. V round of free trade negotiations
28 June - 03 July 2008	Lima, Peru. IV round of free trade negotiations
12-16 May 2008	Beijing, China. III round of free trade negotiations
03-07 March 2008	Beijing, China. II round of free trade negotiations
23 January 2008	San Isidro, Peru. I round of free trade negotiations
Source: Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo, Peru (MINCETUR); Ministry of Foreign Affairs,  the People's Republic of China

The Peru-China Free Trade Agreement entered into force on 01 March 2010.

01 March 2010	Peru-China FTA enters into force
06 December 2009	Ratification of the Peru-China FTA
Source: Diario Oficial EL PERUANO; Presidencia de la República del Perú

Article 170 of the Peru-China Free Trade Agreement establishes a Free Trade Commission, comprised of ministerial level officials of the Parties or their appointees with the same decision ability, as set out in Annex 11 (Free Trade Commission).

Meetings of the Free Trade Commission
30 July 2012	San Isidro, Peru. First meeting of the Free Trade Commission
Source: Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo de Perú (MINCETUR)

On November 17, 2018, Peru and China signed a memorandum agreeing to begin negotiations for the optimization of their free trade agreement. In April 2019 Peru and China will begin a series of bilateral meetings to optimize their FTA. On April 4, 2019, Peru and China held the first round of negotiations in Beijing to optimize their FTA. The second round of negotiations took place on June 17-19, 2019 in Lima, Peru. The third round of negotiations to optimize the agreement ended in Beijing, China on August 17, 2019. The fourth round of negotiations took place in Lima, Peru and ended on October 6, 2019. The fifth round of negotiations was held in Beijing from May 30 to June 2. In this round, negotiations included rules of origin, customs procedures and trade facilitation, investment, trade in services, electronic commerce, and intellectual property.

Documents Relating to the Deepening of the Agreement
May 30 - June 2, 2023	Beijing, China. Fifth round of negotiations for the Optimization of the Free Trade Agreement
06 October 2019	Lima, Peru. Fourth round of negotiations to optimize FTA
17 August 2019	Beijing, China. Third round of negotiations to optimize FTA
17-19 June 2019	Lima, Peru. Second round of negotiations to optimize the FTA
04 April 2019	Beijing, China. Peru and China conclude first round of negotiations to optimize the FTA
24 January 2019	Negotiation for the optimization of the Peru-China FTA will begin in April.
17 November 2018	Peru and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the Optimization of the Peru-China FTA.
22 November 2016	Lima, Peru. Peru and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the Optimization of the Peru-China FTA.
Source: China FTA Network; Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo de Perú (MINCETUR)

• Diario Oficial EL PERUANO
• Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo, Peru (MINCETUR)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs,  the People's Republic of China
• Presidencia de la República del Perú