FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Uruguay’s China overtures find blowback at home and abroad
Presidents Yamandu Orsi of Uruguay (left) and Xi Jinping of China met on Feb. 3, 2026. Photo: Xinhua
In a meeting with business leaders last week, Uruguayan Economy Minister Gabriel Oddone said that the US is applying “unimaginable” and “unsustainable” daily pressure on his country to loosen its ties with China.
The warning followed officials from the now-departed Gabriel Boric administration in Chile being sanctioned by the US after they approved the construction of an undersea cable project with Beijing, and, not long after, a company with ties to China was forced to sell two ports in the strategic Panama Canal in response to demands from Washington…
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