7月3日-5日，西班牙前首相、欧中经济合作与发展理事会主席萨帕特罗来华参加第八届全球智库峰会。本届峰会由中国国际经济交流中心主办，主题为“直面多重不确定性 共创全球美好未来”。西班牙驻华大使玛尔塔·贝坦索斯·罗伊格、欧中经济合作与发展理事会理事长潘锋一行陪同参加。
四号下午峰会开幕，国务院原副总理曾培炎出席会议并发表主旨演讲，西班牙前首相萨帕特罗、日本前首相福田康夫、法国前总理拉法兰、世界贸易前总干事拉米出席会议并发表演讲。来自国内外近100位前政要、部门领导、国际机构及智库负责人、专家学者和企业家与会演讲，围绕“共同应对新时期全球发展重大挑战”“国际经济金融政策协调维护全球增长的平衡性与稳定性”“携手共建人类卫生健康命运共同体”“全球气候治理与国际合作”“合作应对全球发展不确定性”“全球经济碎片化和产业链供应链重构”“新一轮科技革命和产业变革下的机遇与挑战”“面向未来碳中和的经济发展新范式”“中美关系走势与世界未来”等重大议题研讨交流。
5日上午，北京市委书记尹力在京会见萨帕特罗。西班牙驻华大使玛尔塔·贝坦索斯·罗伊格、欧中经济合作与发展理事会理事长潘锋等人参加会见。尹力指出，中欧关系具有战略意义和世界影响，欧盟是北京最大贸易伙伴，期待欧中经济合作与发展理事会积极发挥作用，推动欧盟各界进一步深化与中国与北京的互利合作，深化科技创新合作，积极拓展新能源汽车、生物医药、绿色环保等领域合作，共同加强文旅、教育、青少年间交流互见。萨帕特罗表示，中欧关系对于世界和平稳定至关重要，西班牙坚定支持开放与自由贸易，致力于推动西中共赢发展。欧中经济合作与发展理事会将积极发挥作用，推动欧盟各界与中国与北京商贸投资、文化等领域持续深化交流合作。
期间，萨帕特罗还参观考察了顺义区中德产业园，就中欧中西项目务实合作相关议题交换了意见。
From July 3rd to 5th, former Spanish Prime Minister and President of the Europe-China Economic and Trade Association, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, accompanied by Spanish Ambassador to China, Marta Betanzos Roig, and Pan Feng, President of the Europe-China Economic Cooperation and Development Council, visited China to attend the 8th Global Think Tank Summit. This summit, hosted by the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, was themed "Working Together for a Better World Amidst Multiple Uncertainties".
The summit opened on the afternoon of July 4th, with former Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan attending and delivering the keynote speech. Other notable speakers included former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, and former WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy. Nearly 100 former political leaders, department heads, international organization and think tank leaders, experts, scholars, and entrepreneurs from both domestic and international backgrounds participated in the discussions. Key topics included "Jointly Addressing Major Global Development Challenges in the New Era," "Coordinating International Economic and Financial Policies to Maintain Balanced and Stable Global Growth," "Building a Community of Human Health and Wellness," "Global Climate Governance and International Cooperation," "Cooperating to Address Global Development Uncertainties," "Fragmentation of the Global Economy and Reconstruction of Industrial and Supply Chains," "Opportunities and Challenges Under the New Round of Technological Revolution and Industrial Transformation," "New Economic Development Paradigms for Carbon Neutrality," and "Trends in Sino-US Relations and the Future of the World."
On the morning of July 5th, Beijing Party Secretary Yin Li met with Zapatero in Beijing. The meeting was also attended by Marta Betanzos Roig and Pan Feng. Yin Li emphasized the strategic significance and global impact of China-Europe relations, noting that the EU is Beijing's largest trading partner. He expressed hope that the Europe-China Economic and Trade Association would actively promote mutual cooperation between the EU and China, particularly in technology innovation, new energy vehicles, biopharmaceuticals, and green environmental protection, as well as cultural, educational, and youth exchanges. Zapatero highlighted the critical role of China-Europe relations in global peace and stability, reaffirming Spain's strong support for open and free trade and commitment to promoting win-win development between Spain and China. He assured that the Europe-China Economic Cooperation and Development Council would work to enhance exchanges and cooperation in commerce, investment, and culture between the EU and China, particularly with Beijing.
During his visit, Zapatero also visited the China-Germany Industrial Park in Shunyi District, where he exchanged views on practical cooperation between China and Europe, as well as Spain.