Xi Jinping met Uruguayan President Orsi in Beijing, signing agreements to boost trade, tech, and investment amid China’s push for global influence.

On February 3, 2026, Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing and urged collaboration to create a "equal and orderly multipolar world" and inclusive global economic globalization. A strategic partnership declaration and twelve agreements on trade, science, technology, the environment, intellectual property, and meat exports were signed during the visit, which was the first by a South American leader to China since the U.S. operation in Venezuela. Uruguay wants to draw in more Chinese investment and increase its exports of dairy and services. Uruguay's top export market is still China, mainly for agricultural goods, while it imports chemicals, machinery, and electronics. The gathering demonstrates China's larger diplomatic effort to fortify relations with the Global South in the face of changing geopolitical conditions.