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 by Staff Writers Madrid (AFP) Nov 19, 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to Spain next week as the two countries celebrate the 45th year of ties, Spain's royal palace said Monday. Xi "will begin a state visit to Spain on November 28," a spokesman told AFP, without specifying how long it would be or giving details of the programme. A state visit typically involves a meeting with Spain's King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, as well as with the heads of the country's lower and upper houses of parliament. China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Spain in May. While Spanish exports to China increased last year by 28.3 percent, it still has a trade deficit of 19.4 billion euros ($22.1 billion), a 2.3 percent increase over the previous year. China has agreed to open itself up more to Spanish goods and services. Some 600 Spanish firms are present in China, mainly small companies, although multinationals such as Telefonica, Zara-owner Inditex and major banks like Santander and BBVA also operate in the country. Sanchez's predecessor Mariano Rajoy made an official visit to China in September 2014. lbx/ds/ach
Cambodian PM says no China naval base being built Phnom Penh (AFP) Nov 19, 2018 Cambodia will not allow foreign military bases on its soil, strongman premier Hun Sen said Monday, swatting away US concerns about a possible Chinese naval site near hotly contested seas. China has lavished billions of dollars in soft loans, infrastructure and investment on the poor Southeast Asian kingdom, providing Prime Minister Hun Sen with a fast growing economy that he wields as justification for his 33-year authoritarian rule. In exchange Cambodia has been a staunch China ally. It has ... read more
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