China and Uruguay upgrade ties as leaders meet in Beijing
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Beijing (AFP) Nov 22, 2023
China upgraded diplomatic ties with Uruguay on Wednesday, state media reported, as President Xi Jinping met counterpart Luis Lacalle Pou in Beijing. China is Uruguay's largest trading partner, in line with Beijing's steadily growing influence in Latin America, where it has poured billions of dollars of investment into infrastructure. "The strategic partnership between China and Uruguay h