Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Serbian president hail ‘ironclad’ friendship in Belgrade

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Open this photo in gallery: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as part of the Chinese president's two-day state visit, in Belgrade on May 8.Zorana Jevtic/Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping met Wednesday with the Serbian president, with both sides expressing optimism that the visit will further boost the “ironclad” friendly relations between China and the Balkan country, an European Union candidate. Xi arrived in Serbia to a warm welcome on Tuesday evening from France, where he had a high-stakes state visit dominated by trade disputes and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Thousands of people chanting “China-Serbia” and...