Publication
Feb 2017
This brief examines China’s desire to use its Belt and Road Initiative to economically, culturally and politically penetrate the Western Balkans, which remains a complex environment overlaid by the Berlin Process, the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI), Russian energy politics and much more. To get its foot in the door, Beijing is cultivating strong ties with Serbia, undertaking a flurry of infrastructure projects, and much more.
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Author | Plamen Tonchev |
Series | EUISS ISSUE Briefs |
Issue | 3 |
Publisher | European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) |
Copyright | © 2017 European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) |