“…Uruguay has also revealed its intention to do so following the visit of President Tabaré Vázquez to Beijing in November 2016, although this process is still in its infancy. Baumann (2016) shows that China has played a very active role in negotiating preferential agreements, and its negotiations gradually morphed from a rigid format into open dialogues which accommodate the demands of each country's priority sectors. In recent years, after building up experience in the region, China's trade diplomacy has shown itself to be willing to include specific conditions in each agreement.…”