Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- China is ready to import more high-quality products from Spain and encourages more capable Chinese enterprises to invest in Spain, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Tuesday.

Li made the remarks when holding talks with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is on an official visit to China.

Noting that China and Spain are major economies in the world, Li said the two sides should jointly uphold multilateralism and free trade, and firmly promote openness and cooperation, injecting impetus into the development of both countries and the world at large.

The more volatile and turbulent the international landscape becomes, the more China and Spain should strengthen practical cooperation, empower each other and achieve mutual success, Li said.

Li said China stands ready to further align its development strategies with Spain, promote the continuous deepening and solidification of all-round cooperation, and achieve a higher level of mutual benefit and win-win results.

Li said China is willing to work with Spain to better leverage their complementary economic advantages, deeply explore cooperation potential, and promote the expansion, quality improvement and balanced development of bilateral trade.

China is willing to enhance cooperation with Spain in areas such as new energy vehicles and energy storage to create more highlights of cooperation, Li said, adding that China supports universities, research institutions and enterprises from both sides to strengthen joint research and development, enhance scientific and technological innovation capabilities, and work together to seize future development opportunities.

Li said China is also willing to enhance the level of transportation cooperation with Spain, promote the high-quality development of the China-Europe Railway Express, and jointly build an international green shipping corridor.

It is hoped that Spain will continue to play an important role within the European Union and promote the healthy development of economic and trade relations between China and the EU, Li noted.

Sanchez said the Spanish side is willing to maintain close and high-level political dialogue with China, enhance strategic communication, increase mutual understanding, expand cooperation in trade, investment, science and technology, renewable energy, education, culture and other fields, expand tourism and people-to-people exchanges, continuously enhance the stability and sustainability of bilateral relations, and better benefit the two peoples.

Spain is ready to enhance multilateral communication and coordination with China and firmly support the United Nations and multilateralism, Sanchez said, adding that the Spanish side supports strengthening dialogue and communication between the EU and China, and is willing to play an active role in handling economic and trade differences properly, and in promoting trade and investment cooperation between the EU and China.

After their talks, Li and Sanchez witnessed the signing of cooperation documents in areas such as economy and trade, education, science and technology, and agriculture and food. ■

Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)