China Today Salon: Sánchez's fourth China visit – Catalysts for renewed cooperation

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez made his fourth visit to China from April 11 to 15. As Sánchez noted, "My four visits to China in four years demonstrate the high priority both sides place on Spain-China relations."

Amid a complex and volatile international landscape, such sustained high-level engagement has attracted considerable global attention. In this episode of China Today Salon we talk with four senior Spanish experts on China, analyzing the visit's strategic significance, its global implications, and emerging trends in the development of Spain-China relations.

By focusing on new areas of bilateral cooperation – including new energy, green industries, and advanced manufacturing – as well as the role of high-level exchanges in strengthening people-to-people ties, the experts emphasize that Prime Minister Sánchez's latest trip to China is far from a routine diplomatic event. Rather, it stands as a clear statement of both countries' commitment to addressing global challenges and deepening their comprehensive strategic partnership through sustained dialogue and practical cooperation. In an era of uncertainty, China-Spain relations are demonstrating a distinctive maturity and forward-looking vision.

Featuring:

Ramón Calduch, Vice Chair of Cátedra China Foundation

Augusto Soto, Director of the Dialogue with China Project

Laura González Escallada, CEO and Founder of Ni hao Conecta

Álvaro Durántez, Director of Institutional Relations at Iberoamerican University Foundation,Former Advisor at the Royal Household of the King of Spain