US EditionKing Felipe heads to China for more Spanish courtship
- On Tuesday, King Felipe VI begins a four-day state visit to China, the first by a Spanish monarch in 18 years, spending Tuesday in Chengdu before meetings in Beijing.
- Madrid is pursuing what Reuters calls the EU's most active courtship of Beijing, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of high-level bilateral relations and following hosting the Imperial Springs International Forum.
- Trade data show Spain imported 45 billion euros from China in 2024 while exporting 7.5 billion euros, with pork exports rising 8% to 700 million euros in January–July, supplied about half of 682,000 tonnes.
- Security concerns emerged when U.S. politicians in July urged limits on intelligence sharing after Spain renewed a Huawei contract, and President Donald Trump threatened sanctions over NATO spending and Gaza.
- Chinese investment plans indicate CATL, Envision and Chery are investing in EV and electrolyser projects, while Catalonia and Andalucia deepened engagement with China in the past year.
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For almost 50 years, it has been building "a strong, mutual trust, apart from the principles of respect and shared prosperity," highlighted Philip VI.
Xi hosts King Felipe as China courts Spain—its new best friend in Europe
The meeting takes place as Spain steps up efforts to strengthen its relationship with China, emerging as one of Beijing’s warmest allies in Europe at a time when most Western nations are treading carefully
Xi Jinping and King Felipe VI promote China-Spain trade ties
This is the first time in 18 years that the monarchs of that European nation have made a state visit to China, which also comes amid a bilateral rapprochement preceded by three visits since 2023 by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. In fact, Xi Jinping and King Felipe VI also attended a ceremony to sign cooperation agreements, in line with the monarch’s commitment to developing “strategic alliances” in high value-added sectors such as automot…
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