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Xi Jinping’s public calendar has been packed with high-level diplomacy and landmark events these past few days—each move meticulously watched by world leaders and netizens alike. The most high-profile headline today, November 12th, Xi met King Felipe VI of Spain at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, his first meeting with a Spanish monarch in eighteen years. The ceremony was full state pageantry, with Madame Peng Liyuan and Queen Letizia accompanying, and a 21-gun salute resounding over Tiananmen Square. Both heads of state witnessed the signing of ten major cooperation documents, expanding ties in trade, technology, science, and education, and Beijing officially extended visa-free travel for Spanish citizens. Xi publicly pitched a stronger China-Spain partnership, emphasizing global collaboration, people-to-people ties, and support for free trade and the United Nations, key elements in his vision for a “community with a shared future for humanity,” according to Xinhua and the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
This diplomatic blitz comes straight off Xi’s return from the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in South Korea, where he delivered a keynote pushing for Asia-Pacific unity, economic integration, and explicit opposition to protectionism—a veiled swipe at US trade policy, according to the Institute for the Study of War. While President Trump skipped the summit, he and Xi held direct talks in Busan, earning rare, tangible progress: both sides agreed to suspend tariffs, roll back export controls, and cooperate on agricultural trade and fentanyl control. China’s Ministry of Commerce is already removing tariffs on American agricultural products and scaling back rare earth element export restrictions—big wins for multinational businesses, though some promises, like large-scale US soybean purchases, are yet to be confirmed by Beijing, as highlighted in China Briefing.
On the softer side of world leadership, Xi has maintained momentum on the cultural front. Last Sunday, he declared open China’s 15th National Games in Guangzhou, meeting Olympic officials and celebrating China’s surge in sport. He has also recently congratulated new leaders in Ireland, Egypt, and Tanzania, and marked international milestones with public messages, demonstrating his keen attention to diplomatic ritual, as covered by multiple official news agencies.
As for social media, Xi himself does not post, but hashtags related to his meetings with the Spanish royal family and the APEC summit are trending on Chinese platforms, with state media amplifying images of global statesmanship—no viral controversy or personal leaks to report at this time.
With these moves, Xi is carefully positioning himself—in public and behind closed doors—as both China’s irreplaceable leader at home and the engine of new alignments abroad. Thanks for joining us on Xi Jinping Biography Flash. Subscribe now so you never miss an update and search the term 'Biography Flash' for more great biographies.
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