On March 1, 2018, President Wang Yuying paid a visit to the Uruguay Embassy in China, and met with Ambassador Fernando Lugris of Uruguay Embassy in China. Both sides had talks on strengthening exchange and cooperation in the fields of culture, economy, trade and education, and co-hosting promotional event in Tianjin in 2018. First Secretary Alejandro Mongrell of Uruguay Embassy in China, Adviser Ismael Santana of Uruguay Embassy in China and Office Director Shi Mingming of Tianjin Sister-City Council for the Promotion of Enterprises attended this meeting.