Ministry of Commerce: China Becomes Spain's Largest Trading Partner Outside the European Union

On the afternoon of February 22, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference. According to media inquiries, China has recently announced the lifting of restrictions on the export of boneless beef from Spain under 30 months of age to China. We welcome Spain to make good use of platforms such as the China International Import Expo and the China International Consumer Expo to promote the export of more high-quality products to China. How will the Ministry of Commerce promote trade between the two countries in meat and other fields?
Spokesperson He Yadong of the Ministry of Commerce stated that pragmatic cooperation is an endogenous driving force for the development of Sino Western relations. With the joint efforts of both sides, bilateral trade between China and the West has grown against the trend during the epidemic. Expanding from $37.9 billion in 2020 to $48.6 billion in 2023. China has now become Spain's largest trading partner outside the European Union, and more and more high-quality agricultural products with Spanish characteristics are coming to China on the east wind of the CIIE and Consumer Expo, stepping onto the dining table of the Chinese people.
He Yadong said that Spain has participated in the past six CIIE and three Consumer Expo, with an average of 47 exhibitors per CIIE and a total exhibition area of 25000 square meters, ranking among the top; The Spanish ham and red wine exhibited during the Consumer Expo were highly favored, greatly enhancing their popularity in China.
"In the next step, China is willing to continue deepening mutually beneficial cooperation with the West and welcomes more Spanish companies to increase product promotion through platforms such as the China International Import Expo, Consumer Expo, and Service Trade Fair, strengthen industry exchanges and docking between the two sides, make good use of channels such as China Europe freight trains and cross-border e-commerce, further close trade exchanges, and bring more benefits to the people of both countries," He Yadong emphasized, "We also welcome more high-quality and distinctive products from various countries to enter China, making China's large market a shared market for the world."