This day, 9 March, in 1973, China and Spain established diplomatic relations. Ever since, bilateral ties have progressed smoothly, in part since Spain is one of the countries which recognise PRC as the sole legitimate government of China. Today, PRC is Spain’s largest trading partner outside of Europe; container trains run direct between Yiwu of Zhejiang Province and the Spanish capital, Madrid.
1973年3月9日的这一天，中国和西班牙建立了外交关系。 从那时起，双边关系一直顺利发展，部分原因是西班牙是承认中华人民共和国是中国唯一合法政府的国家之一。 今天，中国是西班牙在欧洲以外最大的贸易伙伴；集装箱列车在浙江省义乌和西班牙首都马德里之间直接运行。
