FRANCISCO TUDELA, former Vice President and Foreign Minister of Peru, Survivor, 1996-97 Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis
- Francisco Tudela talks about the horrors he witnessed during his time in captivity throughout the 1996-97 Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis in Peru
What happened in the run up to the 2021 Peruvian presidential elections?Tudela talks about the social, political and economic climate surrounding Pedro Castillo’s rise to prominenceTudela: People were shamed into either voting for Castillo and abstaining instead of supporting Keiko FujimoriIn a country of 40 million inhabitants, Pedro Castillo narrowly won the presidential election by 44,000 votesTudela talks about how the Russians established a connection between the Communists in Cuba and the Marxists in PeruTudela delves into China’s 800 hectare Chancay port complex project - which when completed may have the capability to host a naval strike groupTudela: If you have “island hopping,” what’s stopping bad actors, like China, from introducing "port hopping"?The “Free Peru” political party is linked to the military arm of the shining path terrorists group, which, according to the White House, produces 8-10 tons of refined cocaine per year