{"id":16620,"date":"2026-04-08T14:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/16620\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:38:07","slug":"spains-pm-pedro-sanchez-starts-official-visit-to-china-this-weekend-his-fourth-trip-in-four-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/16620\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain&#8217;s PM Pedro Sanchez starts official visit to China this weekend &#8211; his fourth trip in four years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez will arrive in China on Saturday for a four-day visit.<\/p>\n<p>Officials in Beijing confirmed the tour on Wednesday which is at the invitation of Chinese Premier, Li Qiang.<\/p>\n<p>It will be Sanchez\u2019s fourth trip to China in as many years and he will also meet President Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/court-blocks-jury-trial-for-begona-gomez-wife-of-spains-pm-pedro-sanchez-who-is-accused-of-embezzlin.jpeg\" alt=\"Court blocks jury trial for Bego\u00f1a Gomez- wife of Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez- who is accused of embezzling public money\" class=\"wp-image-470033\" style=\"width:602px;height:auto\"  \/>BEGO\u00d1A GOMEZ<\/p>\n<p>The premier\u2019s wife, Bego\u00f1a Gomez, will accompany him on the tour which will include an official banquet for the couple organised by Xi.<\/p>\n<p>Spain will seek to build on its commercial ties with the world\u2019s second-largest economy with bilateral deals worth over \u20ac50 million in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez last visited China a year ago, and before that, in September 2024 and March 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, said: \u201cChina is willing to work with Spain to take Prime Minister Sanchez\u2019s visit as an opportunity to further deepen strategic mutual trust, intensify exchanges and cooperation, strengthen multilateral coordination, and push bilateral relations to new heights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/official-handshake-490x327.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-447802\" style=\"width:618px;height:auto\"  \/>ROYAL VISIT, 2025<\/p>\n<p>King Felipe also paid a state visit to China last November, the first by a Spanish monarch in 18 years \u2013 an indication of the closeness of bilateral ties despite broader European and U.S. mistrust of Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez\u2019s trip comes at a time when European and Asian economies are seeking to stabilize supply chains and diversify partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile both Madrid and Beijing are showing strong interest in maintaining steady diplomatic and economic engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theolivepress.es\/spain-news\/category\/other-news\/international-affairs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">International Affairs News<\/a> from The Olive Press.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez will arrive in China on Saturday for a four-day visit. 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