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Xi and Spain's King Forge Strategic Partnership in China
11/12/2025
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- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Spanish King Felipe VI met in Beijing on November 12, 2025 to strengthen cooperation and pursue a comprehensive strategic partnership.
- They signed ten agreements covering language exchange, food safety, and space cooperation.
- The visit is the first state trip by a Spanish monarch to China in 18 years.
- Spain, the eurozone's fourth-largest economy, seeks to balance ties with China amid strained relations with the U.S.
