On August 26, Xu Huaqin, mayor of Liyang, and Paulo Piau, mayor of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil signed a letter of intent for establishing a friendship city relationship between the two cities.

Uberaba is a municipality in the west of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Its population in 2017 was 328.272 with an area of 4529.7 square kilometers. It is located in the Brazilian Highlands at 2,575 feet (785 metres) above sea level, on the Uberaba River. Uberaba is known nationally as a center of livestock genetic improvement and as an important producer of grain in Minas Gerais. Freight is transported by rail and road to Belo Horizonte 460 km to the east, and to neighbouring communities in Minas Gerais and S?o Paulo states. The city is one of the largest centers of cattle auctions in the country. A well-known cattle and agricultural exhibition is held there each May. Uberaba has one of the 10 best water and sanitation infrastructures in the country and boasts a big tourism potential, beginning with the Paleontological Research Center and Dinosaur Museum. Besides, dozens of events unfold around the zebu industry all year long, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world.