Serbia and China: Towards a New Milestone in Bilateral Relations? (opens in new tab)

For Serbia, partnership with China represents an opportunity to accelerate modernisation and strengthen its international standing, while for China, Serbia serves as a strategic ally in the Balkans, opening access to European markets. The successful development of Serbian–Chinese relations—despite Western pressure primarily on Belgrade, but often also on Beijing, as well as attempts at interference in their affairs—stands as a vivid example of China’s and Serbia’s commitment to an independent...