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Spain PM Tells Officials Need For 'Balance' Ahead Of Macron/VdL Trip

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On a state visit to China, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez states that he told Chinese officials 'the need to find more balance in our economic relationships [and] the need for more transparency.' Sanchez's visit start a fortnight of high-level EU-China diplomatic talks, with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visiting Beijing next week from 4-6 April.

  • On 30 March, VdL delivered a lengthy speech in Brussels on the topic of EU-China relations, and raised the prospect of an EU-wide screening programme for investment into China in order to protect sensitive technology. See here for further detail: https://marketnews.com/ahead-of-beijing-trip-vdl-c...
  • Sanchez states that he 'transmitted our concern at the illegal invasion of Ukraine' to Chinese President Xi Jinping, and that he 'expressed support for the peace plan announced by Xi a few months ago', also encouraging Xi to talk to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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