Raising mutual familiarity called priority

China and Spain should take concrete steps to deepen trade and other partnership activities as they mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, a senior Spanish scholar said.

Mario Esteban, a researcher at the Elcano Royal Institute and coordinator of the Elcano Report on Spain-China Relations in 2018, has included 25 recommendations in the report, covering methods to attract investment, promote mutual understanding, deepen exchanges and support multilateralism.

"I think the two countries should make trade more balanced and more deeply stimulate the potential for bilateral cooperation," Esteban told China Daily in an interview.