Serbian Leader Says ‘Taiwan Is China’ as Xi Plans Balkan Trip
- Vucic comments underscore strong Belgrade-Beijing ties
- Xi’s Serbia trip would be first to Europe in four years
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Serbia’s president expressed firm support of China’s claim over Taiwan as he announced that Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit the Balkan nation this year, cementing a bond even as Beijing’s broader relationship with Europe frays.
“Taiwan is China — and it’s up to you what, when and how you’re going to do it — full stop,” Aleksandar Vucic said in an interview to Beijing-based CGTN, without elaborating. “That’s your territory, this is your people and you’re a sovereign nation.”