Uruguayan president arrives in Beijing for state visit

Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport early Sunday, beginning a seven-day state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

This is President Orsi's first state visit to China.

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During the visit, President Xi Jinping will have talks with him for an in-depth exchange of views on deepening the China-Uruguay comprehensive strategic partnership, high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and international and regional issues of mutual interest, said the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

China made public a work plan on Friday to further upgrade service consumption infrastructures and support housekeeping, elderly care and childcare sectors.

The document, jointly released by the Ministry of Commerce and eight other departments, outlined 64 measures to boost service consumption, including traditional sectors like catering and accommodation, tourism, as well as elderly care and childcare.

Emerging growth sectors, such as housekeeping, performance services and inbound consumption, are also covered.

These measures will create new consumption scenarios amid efforts to drive service consumption and meet people's growing needs for a better life, according to the ministry.