On May 17th, former Uruguayan President Julio Maria Sanginetti was interviewed by Xinhua News Agency in Montevideo. "China is a promoter of global peace and peaceful coexistence between countries," said former Uruguayan President Julio Maria Sanginetti in an interview with Xinhua News Agency reporters in the capital city of Montevideo. "China has made important contributions to world peace through its global influence, and he believes that Ukraine China relations will continue to improve in the future.". Sanginetti has served as the President of Uruguay twice. During his first presidential term, Uruguay established diplomatic relations with China in 1988. Sanginetti recalled, "At that time, China's international influence in politics and economy was increasing day by day. I firmly believed that if the two countries established diplomatic relations, China would become Uruguay's important political dialogue partner and business partner. Despite facing some internal and external pressures and difficulties, after careful analysis and evaluation, Uruguay finally made the decision to establish diplomatic relations with China." Sanginetti has visited China multiple times. When it comes to China's development, he said that the significant changes in the urban landscape and the rapid pace of economic development in China are astonishing. "When I first visited China in 1988, Beijing was still the 'capital of bicycles', but now it has become a highly developed modern city. The tremendous changes have left a deep impression on me. The Chinese economy has shifted from being mainly focused on low value-added manufacturing to high-quality growth led by technological innovation. China has become an important center for technological innovation in the world." Sanginetti highly praised China's global development initiative, global security initiative, and global civilization initiative, believing that these initiatives will promote world peace. "Uruguay has always been a supporter of peaceful coexistence among countries. I believe that in the current international situation, the initiatives proposed by China have unprecedented significance," he said. In 2023, China and Ukraine established a comprehensive strategic partnership, and their relationship reached a new level. Sanginetti stated that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Uruguay and China, bilateral relations have been steadily developing, and both sides have maintained continuous dialogue. He believes that the relationship between the two countries will continue to improve in the future. (Lai Xin She)