Sánchez closes a legislature that moves Spain away from the US and closer to China
The president has boosted trade with Beijing after clashes with Trump, has dragged his feet on military spending in the face of NATO and has faced criticism for his migration management.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for a renewed commitment to multilateralism in his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He positioned himself as a counterpoint to Donald Trump's policies, while also defending his own government's migration policy. Sánchez's speech came ahead of snap elections on November 29, which will also be a referendum on his government's international stance, including its efforts to strengthen economic ties with China and its handling of defense spending within the NATO alliance. The elections will determine the future of one of the last social democratic governments in Europe.
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