Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top officials during his second trip to China in a year-and-a-half amid a spat over electric cars.
The centre-left Socialist leader would also attend a business forum in Beijing for Spanish and Chinese companies before traveling to Shanghai late yesterday.
Today, he will be attending more business events and the inauguration of a Cervantes Institute, a centre that promotes Spanish language and culture.
Prior to holding talks and dining with Xi, Sánchez will meet with his Chinese counterpart, Li Qiang, and the head of the ceremonial legislature, Zhao Leji.
Sánchez arrived late Sunday and departs tomorrow.
Spain was among the EU members that expressed support earlier this year for a 36.7% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles.
The Chinese government responded by launching an investigation into EU pork imports.
EU exports of pork products to China hit a peak at €7.4bil (RM35.6bil) in 2020 when Beijing had to turn abroad to satisfy domestic demand after its pig farms were decimated by a swine disease. — AP
