The second day

The second day, on Monday, March 13, began with the collection of Chinese guests at the Melia Hotel in Bilbao. Then, at 9:00 in the morning, the Basque and Chinese groups visited the headquarters of the Eusko Alderdi Jeltzalea, where Mikel Burzako was their leader. There, the head of the Euzkadi Buru Assembly for International Relations presented the PNV/EAJ party to the guests. Burzako told them that the Eusko Alderdi Jeltzalea is a pro-European party, has good relations with the Chinese Communist Party and is in a good moment in terms of youth affiliation.

On the other hand, he told them that digitization is key for a country, that EAJ has looked a lot at Europe in recent years, and that it should look more at Asia. This interview lasted approximately 60 minutes.

• At 11:00, a visit was made to SPRI, in Bilbao, with EAJ/Jorge Fernández's team. This interview also lasted 60 minutes. There, Fernández explained to the visitors the fiscal advantages of locating the headquarters of a Chinese company located in Madrid in the Basque Country, among other things.
• At 12:30, a new visit was made to Mondragon Academy. Waiting for them was Maitane Martín and his team. At the Mondragon Academy, the Chinese were able to experience first hand the study model of the LEINN entrepreneurship center. In fact, many young entrepreneurial groups were there developing their entrepreneurial projects. This meeting lasted approximately 45 minutes.
• At 13:30, the participants went to the Bizkaia Tower (Bizkaia Provincial Council, Koldo Atxutegi & Team). After a 45-minute conversation, everyone went to a cider house for lunch with Eduardo Aginako and his team from Andramari VET.
• At 16:00, a departure was made to Alava, as they had an appointment at 17:30 with the managers of the Luis Cañas Winery, located in Villabuena de Alava. The goal was to do tastings and networking and they did that with great gusto over the course of two hours.
• At 21:00, all the Chinese participants were again at the Melia Hotel in Bilbao.