On February 21, 2024, Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu met with Uruguayan Foreign Minister Omar Paganini on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Ma Zhaoxu said that President Xi Jinping and President Luis Lacalle Pou jointly announced the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Uruguay, opening a new chapter in bilateral relations. This year marks the 36th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Uruguay and China. China is willing to work with Uruguay to follow through on the important common understandings reached between the two heads of state, consolidate political mutual trust, deepen practical cooperation, enhance multilateral coordination, and continuously advance the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Uruguay.

Paganini said that Uruguay is ready to take the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two sides as an opportunity to further deepen practical cooperation in areas such as economy, trade, and technology, and promote cooperation between China and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) and Latin America, achieving mutual benefit and win-win results.