Editorial: El Mundo

• Trump's trade war has prompted the EU to consider China as an important partner, albeit it also sees it as a security threat.
• Pedro Sánchez's third trip to China seeks to turn it into an alternative to the fractured alliance with the USA.
• Zapatero's activism in China through think tank Gate Center and the ONUART Foundation raises concerns in the EU.
• The need to diversify markets and find new alliances prompts Spain to increase business with China, despite the large trade deficit.
• Spain and the EU must be aware of the threat that China represents to the economy, society, and security of Europe, given its economic influence.

Conclusion: Approaching China should be done cautiously and within the framework of European unity, considering the discrepancies with Beijing in terms of priorities and interests, and its alignment with the autocratic global axis.

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