ESPAÑA sacude con una alianza inédita con CHINA en plena GUERRA con Irán

Hello, wonderful audience, welcome to a new episode of China Brief. This is Clara Solís, greeting you. Very well, Spain aligns with China while NATO fractures over the war with Iran. Spain's alignment with China during the Iran war, which included blocking U.S. military access and the dissemination of the Communist Party of China's discourses indicates a strategic shift which risks undermining NATO's unity and deepening Europe's dependence on China. When the United States and Israel launched attacks against Iran on February 28, The President of the Spanish government and the Socialist Pedro Sánchez acted swiftly to block them. Spain refused to allow U.S. forces to use two military bases. operated jointly in Spanish territory, the naval base of Rota and the air base of Morón for operations related to the war against Iran and subsequently completely closed its airspace to American aircraft involved in the conflict. The Spanish Minister of Defense told the press that the bases were not authorized. Sánchez characterizes the conflict as an unjustified and dangerous military war. The same interpretation that invokes international law to oppose the military actions of the United States It is the same thing that the Chinese Communist Party has done within China. On April 14, just six weeks after blocking the U.S. bases, Sánchez arrived in China to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during his fourth visit to China in four years. Next to Xi, in a press conference, Sánchez made a statement that no other NATO leader dared to make. He said, it is very difficult for me to find other interlocutors who can resolve the situation caused in Iran. and in the Strait of Hormuz beyond China. It seems very difficult to find other interlocutors capable of untangling the situation provoked in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz beyond China. This is something unprecedented, something that has never been seen before: a president of a nation and, moreover, a member of NATO It is designating the Chinese Communist Party as the country that could resolve the problems and conflicts with Iran and also with Ukraine. instead of doing it with the United States or the UN or the European Union. Sánchez blames the United States for the war, but the Chinese Communist Party has been supporting the Iranian government for years. as part of its axis with Russia, Afghanistan, and North Korea. China purchases a large percentage of its energy from Iran, and in exchange provides Iran with money and technology. thus funding the missile, drone, and nuclear weapons programs that constitute the core of the current conflict. Sánchez's visit to China brings Spain into the orbit of the Chinese Communist Party. In addition, Sánchez has stated that he will sign 19 bilateral agreements with China to boost trade and the economy. and confirmed the establishment of a new permanent strategic dialogue with China, a high-level bilateral dialogue mechanism that China reserves for its closest partners. However, the official name of the relationship is the Spain-China Strategic Diplomatic Dialogue Mechanism. Sánchez seems to have added the word "permanent," which suggests their desire to portray the relationship as closer than it actually is. Even this slight change in terminology should concern the partners of the European Union and NATO. particularly the United States, as it indicates a distancing of Spain from its Western allies. According to the Chinese state agency Xinhua, Sánchez told Xi Jinping that Spain Actively supports the four major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping. These include the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, The Global Civilization Initiative and the Global Governance Initiative. Sánchez has also stated that he opposes a new Cold War, which is consistent with the message of the Communist Party of China when some country opposes its global objectives or opposes its policies. Spain's approach toward China predates the war with Iran. King Felipe VI made a state visit to China in November 2025. the first since a Spanish monarch 18 years ago, deepening a relationship that Sánchez has been cultivating at the highest institutional level since she took office. In response to Spain's refusal to grant access to its military bases, Donald Trump called Spain terrible and asked the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessie, to cut all relations with Spain. An internal email from the Pentagon, obtained later by Reuters It detailed several options, including Spain's suspension from NATO. The dispute is intensifying due to a second complaint. Spain is the only NATO member that has refused to commit itself with the goal of spending 5% of GDP on defense, held at the Hague summit last year, insisting that it can achieve its capacity targets with just 2%. Well then, wonderful audience, Apparently, Spain is serving the objectives of the Chinese Communist Party. What do you think about the topic? Thank you so much for watching the video. Hi.