"Spanish King Felipe VI got a royal welcome from Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday in Beijing, the monarch's first state visit to the country since his father abdicated the throne in 2014."
"Xi got his own grand welcome in Spain in 2018 and on Wednesday called Felipe a "good friend of the Chinese people"."
"The monarch added that a "relationship of trust has been forged" between the two countries, which this week reach their 20th anniversary of establishing high-level bilateral ties."
"China is Spain's largest trading partner in Asia and its fourth largest globally, according to data from the Spanish Royal Household."
King Felipe VI received a royal welcome from Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing during his first state visit to China since 2014. The visit coincides with the 20th anniversary of high-level bilateral ties between Spain and China. Xi described Felipe as a "good friend of the Chinese people." The monarch said a "relationship of trust has been forged" between the two countries. Felipe and Queen Letizia arrived at the Great Hall of the People and met Xi alongside foreign minister Wang Yi and commerce minister Wang Wentao. China is Spain's largest trading partner in Asia and its fourth largest globally. Felipe previously visited China for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and his father Juan Carlos first made a state visit in 1978 and last visited in 2007 when he met Hu Jintao.
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