More than 400 years have passed, some still see the world as the distorted map with Europe at the center: Spanish PM
By: Global Times | Published: Apr 14, 2026 01:56 PM
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in his speech at Tsinghua University in Beijing on Monday that more than 400 years have passed, some still see the world as the map distorted by Matteo Ricci with Europe at the center. There are those who insist on interpreting reality in zero-sum terms, but this way of reading things is not only mistaken but also dangerous, Sanchez said.