The European Union and the United States are experiencing a period of strained relations. Analysts and entrepreneurs suggest that China could play a more significant role in future alliances with the European Union, particularly with Spain. Let's see the details with our correspondent, Andres Flores.
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00:00And the European Union and the United States are going through a time of strained relations.
00:04Analysts and entrepreneurs point out that in the future, China could play a more important role in the alliance with the European Union, and Spain in particular.
00:12Let's see the details with a correspondent, Andres Flores.
00:19Trump's arrival in the White House has led to an increase in trade and political tensions between the U.S. and its traditional ally, the European Union.
00:28In Spain, faced with this scenario, the president of the government, Pedro Sanchez, traveled to Beijing in April to meet with Xi Jinping, president of the People's Republic of China.
00:38Jorge Aguadero-Casado is an expert on the Asian giant and analyzes the latest strategic moves towards Europe.
00:45At this time of economic and social difficulties, because our traditional ally is not behaving well with us,
00:54because it is applying tariffs that, yes, it has suddenly removed certain tariffs, but it is maintaining others.
01:01And they are playing with our economy, and they are playing with the pensions of our elders,
01:05as well as with the future of those who will succeed us in the future.
01:09China, instead of choosing to exercise power out of hostility, and to take advantage of our weakness,
01:14instead, what China does is to offer dialogue.
01:21The experts consulted agree that China's win-win philosophy in the relationship between countries is an aspect that can benefit ties.
01:33There is a very beneficial link for both parties in the trade relationship between China and Spain,
01:42since China can be the gateway to the Spanish products market, to a very large market,
01:48and at the same time, Spain can be the gateway to Europe for Chinese trade.
01:52Also, China has a trade policy of non-intervention in the governments with which it negotiates,
01:57unlike the United States, and at the same time, it has a fundamental principle of win-win.
02:03So I believe that the collaboration between China and Spain can be very beneficial for both parties.
02:12Spanish imports from China totaled 20,746 million euros in 2024,
02:21while Spanish exports to China amounted to 7,467 million euros in the same period.
02:28We contacted Wenyang, a businessman of Chinese origin living in Barcelona,
02:33to tell us more about the commercial relations that exist in this relationship between Spain and China.
02:38In China, the working style is that it has many workers, and it is a global factory.
02:51Then, also the size of China is very big, and it has a lot of raw material, and creates many products.
03:01It sells to the whole world.
03:03Then, Spain also has its advantage, it has sales channels, it has very good regulations,
03:07and the Chinese who come here can learn a lot about regulations.
03:10In 2024, China was Spain's fourth-largest trading partner and its second-largest supplier of goods.
03:24The economic and also political-diplomatic relationship continues to grow,
03:28which could consolidate in the future as a larger alliance in the face of the differences
03:32between the U.S. and the European Union.
03:35André Flores, Telesur, Barcelona.