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Embassy of Spain in China

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a sovereign state and a member of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; to the north and north east by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the northwest and west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal. Read More

Embassy

Address:	No. 9, San Li Tun Road, Chaoyang District Beijing
Postal Code:	100600
Tel: ( ? )	(+86) 10 6532 1986 / 6532 3629
Fax:	(+86) 10 6532 3401
Email:	carlos.blasco@mae.es embespcn@mail.mae.es
Website:	Website

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Consulates

Spain has consulates in the following cities

Hong Kong
Shanghai
Guangzhou

Address:	Suite 5303, 53/F, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wanchai
Tel:	(+852) 2525 3041/2
Fax:	(+852) 2877 2407
Email:	cog.hongkong@maec.es
Website:	Website

Address:	Room 301/303/305, No. 12 Zhong Shan Dong Yi Road
Postal Code:	200121
Tel:	(+86) 21 6321 3543
Fax:	(+86) 21 6321 1396
Email:	cog.shanghai@maec.es;
Website:	Website
Consular Regions:	Shanghai Municipality, Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province

Address:	5th floor, R&F Center, Huaxia Road nº10, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District
Postal Code:	510623
Tel:	(+86) 20 38927185
Fax:	(+86) 20 38927197
Email:	cog.canton@maec.es
Website:	Website

Spain-China Relations

People's Republic of China–Spain relations were established in 1973

History

Sino-Spanish relations began in 1973 after both countries were still reeling from the aftermath of civil wars.

Relations have gradually improved with official state visits between the two countries and various exchanges. Spain hosted Expo 2008 which China was a participant and now its China's turned to host Expo 2010 which Spain has a pavilion.

Bilateral relations

The volume of trade between the two countries have grown considerably in recent years. The trade stands at from 7.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2004 to 22.7 billion dollars in October 2008

China now become Spain's sixth largest trading partner.

Spain recently held the EU rotating presidency from Jan 1 to June 30, 2010. It indicated it would support a lift in the EU Arms embargo to boost two way trade because in 2008, China's exports to the EU were 248 billion euros ($357 billion) but imports were only 78 billion euros. This could improve the even the trade between the EU and China by allowing China to import higher technology goods for which the Europeans are known for