Overview
- Felipe VI and Queen Letizia arrived in Beijing from Chengdu and shared an unusually intimate four‑person dinner with Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan, with only interpreters present.
- The Spanish monarchs are staying at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, a protocol honor customarily reserved for visiting heads of state.
- Wednesday’s agenda features an official welcome at the Great Hall of the People, a Felipe VI–Xi Jinping bilateral meeting, and the signing of nine agreements covering foreign affairs, agriculture, science, culture and education.
- At a Chengdu business forum, Felipe VI called for “certainty and clear frameworks” for Spanish firms in China and highlighted opportunities in renewables, automotive, pharmaceuticals and agri‑food as hundreds of companies from both countries met.
- Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo is accompanying the visit and Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares joins in Beijing, with further meetings scheduled with Premier Li Qiang and NPC Standing Committee chairman Zhao Leji, plus a state banquet and a Teatro Real concert.