He US Treasury Secretary Scott Besent He has noted the Minister of Economy Carlos Body this Tuesday on his trip to Washington: “It is not a commercial meeting, that of Japan is,” explained the United States Treasury Chief. «It was an already scheduled meeting. He and I have never seen each other. This is not a commercial meeting. The Japanese meeting is a commercial negotiation, ”said Scott Besent.
Carlos Body traveled on Washington on Monday after the US secretary of the Treasury criticized the possible turn of Spain to China. Besent warned last week to the European Union and Spain that trying to strengthen ties with China in the midst of world commercial tensions would be like “cutting off the neck.” These statements made them just when Pedro Sánchez met with Xi Jinping on April 11 as part of a trip that had previously been organized.
The socialist government of Pedro Sánchez has sent mixed messages about the importance of this meeting. Carlos body’s visit is part of the normality of relations between the two countries and intends to strengthen ties.
In recent years, Sánchez has tried that the EU in general, and Spain in particular, seek a deeper association with China, while exploring ways to reduce the commercial deficit of the block with the Asian nation.
Spain has been criticized with the recent flood of tariffs announced by the administration of US President Donald Trump, he has also said that he is against any type of commercial war and that he would like to avoid reciprocal tariffs as much as possible.
