Uruguayan president visits Palace Museum

Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi visited the Palace Museum in Beijing on Monday as part of his state visit to China.

Orsi also visited the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall in Beijing on Monday, the second day of his China stay.

Orsi arrived in Beijing on Sunday to begin a week-long state visit at the invitation of President Xi Jinping.

Orsi is the first leader from Latin America to visit China in 2026, and his visit follows those of leaders from Ireland, the Republic of Korea, Canada, Finland and Britain.

Uruguayan president visits Palace Museum

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 49 pips to 6.8929 against the U.S. dollar Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.

Chinese yuan weakens to 6.8929 against USD Friday