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Speaking before the Spanish upper house of parliament during a
two-day stop in Madrid, Xi also said China planned to import $10
trillion worth of goods over the next five years.
"China will make efforts to open, even more, its doors to the
exterior world and we will make efforts to streamline access to
markets in the areas of investment and protect intellectual
property," Xi said.
Xi made no reference to U.S. President Donald Trump, who on
Monday said he expected to move ahead with raising tariffs on
$200 billion in Chinese imports to 25 percent from the current
10 percent.
Two very small groups of demonstrators, one expressing
opposition to China's human rights record and one waving a
"Welcome" sign, gathered outside the senate as the Chinese
leader spoke.
Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan earlier stood side by side with
Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia in the crisp Madrid winter
sun outside the Royal Palace to receive full military honors
from the king's guards.
China and Spain will on Wednesday sign an accord on the export
of Iberian ham to China, as part of a series of deals to be
inked during the state visit.
But Spain will not sign up to Beijing's "Belt and Road
Initiative," a wide-ranging development strategy adopted by the
Chinese government involving global infrastructure projects, a
Spanish government source said.
(Reporting by Belen Carreno in Madrid and Judy Hua in Beijing,
Writing by Paul Day and Ingrid Melander, Editing by William
Maclean)
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