On this Day in Chinese History; 9 March

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.