Chinese vice premier to visit Uruguay, Brazil and attend Belem Climate Summit as President Xi's special representative

BEIJING, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of the governments of Uruguay and Brazil, Ding Xuexiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and vice premier of the State Council, will visit Uruguay and Brazil from Nov. 3 to 5, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Friday.

At the invitation of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Ding will attend the Belem Climate Summit on Nov. 6 as President Xi Jinping's special representative, the spokesperson said.