Spain’s PM visits China to boost ties with Trump’s top tariff target

Spainish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping (Huang Jingwen/Xinhua/AP)

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is visiting China on Friday, his third trip to the country in two years, as his government seeks to boost investment from the Asian giant amid global economic uncertainty caused by a chaotic US tariff policy.

Mr Sanchez met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and was expected to meet as well as business leaders from several Chinese companies, many of which produce electric batteries or renewable energy technologies.