https://www.scmp.com/rss/525582/feed Mario Esteban is a senior fellow at the Elcano Royal Institute and Full Professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid, where he directs the Centre for East Asian Studies. He has led research projects for Spanish institutions and advised major European bodies. He has been a visiting professor internationally and holds a PhD in Political Science and an MSc in Asian Politics. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Miguel Otero-Iglesias,Mario Esteban Miguel Otero-Iglesias,Mario Esteban Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s fourth visit to Beijing in four years has once again drawn attention across Europe and the Atlantic, but perhaps less scepticism than before. In an era marked by intensifying US-China rivalry, geopolitical fragmentation and the European Union’s emphasis on “de-risking”, Spain’s sustained engagement with China is often seen as a strategic divergence from Brussels. That reading, however, underestimates both Spain’s intentions and the broader shift under way... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3350672/why-spains-outreach-china-offers-viable-model-europe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3350672/why-spains-outreach-china-offers-viable-model-europe?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:30:08 +0000