Overview
- Xi Jinping welcomed King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia with full military honors at the Great Hall of the People before a bilateral meeting in Beijing.
- The sides signed around ten agreements, including an MoU establishing a joint economic commission to serve as a single window for resolving market-access hurdles.
- Spain’s economy minister Carlos Cuerpo and China’s commerce minister Wang Wentao were the signatories of the new mechanism, while other deals spanned culture, science and agri-food protocols.
- Ceremonial highlights included a private dinner at Zhongnanhai, lodging for the royals at Diaoyutai, a state banquet, and a Teatro Real concert attended by Xi and Peng Liyuan.
- Felipe VI emphasized China’s role in tackling global challenges and Xi framed ties as a constructive partnership, as the trip’s economic track included a business forum in Chengdu and Queen Letizia’s language-promotion visit to Beiwai.