Overview
- Spain and China signed around ten agreements, including a memorandum creating a joint economic cooperation commission to act as a single channel for resolving market-access problems for companies.
- Xi Jinping received the Spanish royals with full honors, calling for a more dynamic Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and casting ties with Spain as a model of constructive cooperation.
- Felipe VI highlighted the economic focus of the trip and later told Spanish residents in Beijing that Spain will defend democracy, international law, human rights and multilateral cooperation in its engagement with China.
- Chinese hosts extended unusual courtesies with a private dinner at Zhongnanhai and accommodation at Diaoyutai, underscoring the political symbolism of the visit.
- Cultural and business diplomacy accompanied the protocol—state gala and a Teatro Real concert in Beijing, the Queen’s visit to a disability center, the King’s tour of a Gestamp factory—and senior Spanish ministers joined key moments, though sensitive trade disputes such as pork tariffs were not publicly resolved.