Overview
- Xi Jinping and King Felipe VI met at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in the first Spanish monarch state visit to China since 2007.
- The leaders attended a document‑signing ceremony that included agreements on language exchanges as well as cooperation in trade and technology, with full details not disclosed.
- Xi said China would import more Spanish products and explore joint work in new energy, the digital economy and artificial intelligence, including projects in third‑party markets such as Latin America.
- The trip followed a Spain–China Business Forum in Chengdu and builds on recent deals, including a CATL–Stellantis battery venture and green hydrogen projects with Envision and Hygreen.
- The engagement unfolds as the EU presses trade cases against China’s EV sector and the United States criticizes closer commercial ties, highlighting Spain’s balancing act within Western alliances.