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Serbia’s foreign policy officials rests on ‘four pillars’ – but for Belgrade, the no-drama Chinese ‘pillar’ is starting to outshine all the rest.
Vuk Vuksanovic
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic had a very good time during his visit to China, watching robots performing Serbia’s Moravac folk dance in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, while also announcing that China has pledged to invest some 953 million euros ($1.11 billion) in Serbia.
Vucic was probably even more jubilant when China’s Xi Jinping awarded him the Order of Friendship for being a “creator and firm defender” of China–Serbia relations, described as a “steel friendship” that has withstood “blood and fire”.
The visit was Vucic’s eighth to China – but his first bilateral one, not related to multilateral gatherings or ceremonial occasions, like the opening of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
It demonstrated that for Serbia’s ruling coalition, China has emerged as the preferred great power partner, for both international and domestic reasons.
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