Entity Type: Domestic Party or Government Institution

The Ministry of Culture of Peru (Ministerio de Cultura) is the government ministry in the country responsible for promoting national culture and identity. It was established on July 21, 2010, through Law 29565, during the second presidency of former Alan García, who served two non-consecutive terms — from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. The ministry oversees the preservation of national heritage, the arts, and cultural industries, as well as the protection of Peru’s diverse ethnic communities. The ministry signed a two-year MOU with China in 2024 for cooperation in media and the arts.

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Peru (中華人民共和國駐秘魯大使館) is China’s chief diplomatic mission in the country. The mission was established in February 1972, three months after the two countries established diplomatic relations on November 2, 1971. Peru was the third Latin American country to recognize the People’s Republic of China, after Cuba and Chile. The embassy serves as the primary channel for political, economic, and cultural relations between the two countries. The embassy drew attention during the 2021 ‘Vaccinagate’ scandal, in which 487 Peruvian officials and elites were secretly vaccinated with courtesy doses sent by Chinese vaccine manufacturer Sinopharm before the public rollout. Medical journal The Lancet reported that 1,200 of the 3,200 courtesy doses were delivered to the embassy, which did not respond to questions about the doses it received.

The Secretariat of Government and Digital Transformation (Secretaría de Gobierno y Transformación Digital) is a Peruvian government body established in February 2017 by presidential decree, serving as the governing body of Peru’s National Digital Transformation System – a framework established in January 2020 that organizes public agencies’ digital activities and promotes the use of technology across businesses, civil society, and academia. The secretariat, which began operations in early 2018, leads the country’s efforts to modernize public services through technology. Its role includes bringing together government agencies, businesses, civil society groups, universities, and ordinary citizens to shape digital policy.

The National Institute of Radio and Television of Peru (秘魯國家廣播電視總局), or IRTP, is a Peruvian state-owned company responsible for managing the state’s media across radio, television, and internet platforms. Established in 1974 during the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces as ENRAD Perú, the institution was reorganized in 1981 and renamed to its current form in 1997 under President Alberto Fujimori. Headquartered in Santa Beatriz, Lima, IRTP operates under the Ministry of Culture with administrative, economic, and financial autonomy. The institute manages TV Perú television network, an international channel, several digital terrestrial television signals, Radio Nacional del Perú, Radio Filarmonía, and other radio stations. IRTP oversees programming production and distribution across Peru, providing news, cultural, educational, and children’s content. The organization underwent significant restructuring in the early 2000s under President Valentín Paniagua to incorporate professionals without political ties.