Chinese embassy in Spain has negotiated with the local government and taken tough measures to protect the legal rights of Chinese businessmen.

Chinese ambassador to Spain Qiu Xiaoqi made the remark on Tuesday over the deep concerns on the recent violence in Elche city targeting at Chinese shoes shops.

Qiu Xiaoqi said the Elche incident is the first serious case that threatened the Chinese businessmen in Spain, which has been strongly condemned by the embassy.

On Sunday night (September 16), hundreds of Spanish set fires to the warehouse of a Chinese shoes shop and a container.

Elche is 420 kilometers from Madrid and famous for shoes business in Europe.

In the past two years, the number of Chinese shoes shops in Elche has grown to over 60 due to the booming shoes industry.

Source: CRI News