Chinese leader meets visiting Spanish PM in Beijing, looking to strengthen bilateral ties amid tensions with US. Spain Signs 19 Agreements with China and Establishes Strategic Dialogue Mechanism, Despite US Trade Threats
Concluding his fourth visit to Beijing in four years – weeks after closing Spanish airspace and denying the US use of military bases for operations against Iran, a move that drew direct trade threats from Washington – Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and President Xi Jinping called for upholding multilateralism against ‘the law of the jungle’, while the two countries elevated bilateral relations through a new foreign minister-led dialogue framework and agreements spanning trade, agri-food, sustainable transport, education, and scientific cooperation.
Source: News on China, No. 19 | 18 April 2026.
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