China's President Xi in Serbia: Where Does Beijing Fit into Belgrade's Future?
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- As Serbia prepares to welcome China’s President Xi Jinping, this week The Agenda heads to Belgrade to examine what’s been called the ironclad friendship between the two nations.
Juliet Mann examines how one of the largest economy in the region has managed to post growth figures which far outstrip its EU neighbours, how its managing the road to net zero, and just where China fits in to its future plans.
She speaks exclusively to Jorgovanka Tabaković, the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia, and to Serbia’s Minister for Mining and Energy, Dubravka Đedović.
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Serbians are smart and great people.
Хвала од ❤
Unfortunately ruled by one of most corrupt governments in the world. The officials are over their head with lies. The Bank governor didn't say one word of truth.
Thank you❤
Thank You ❤
Serbians, unlike other Europeans, refuse to kneel before the USA
China and Serbia is like welded Steel friendship and cooperation with win win goal 👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💪💪💪
You have to love the Slavic people. They are not afraid to speak their minds, tell it as they see it and do what are best for their country. "This EU waiting room is so long. ... it is easiest to hold a man captive by making him wait ... We need to think first about our own citizens and economy ..." Can't say the same about other parts of Europe, blindly becoming cannon fodder for the US empire.
Serbia being always on the right side of history., brave, honoured nation, never agressor or colonial power, just protected themselves. Imagine the country populated just approximately 7 millions, half of London City!for example, or Moscow if u like, to be in the middle, between the most powerful countries on the Globe, being neutral in the time when Switzerland, Sweden, etc. taking one side, which were neutral for 2 centuries and therefore so much rich, while Serbia was attacked so many times by the biggest powers on the Earth, forced to fight for freedom every each generation, loosing almost half of male population in WW1 and WW2, and lately being shelled by nato damaged approximately 100 billions USD. Wow! Just wow!
Koje Slovenske Narode??
Samo su Srbi i Rusi sa svojim mišljenjem i suverenitetom.
Ostali su svi samo marionete i vazali.
@@milenkosputnijik Very true !
Not all slavs are the same.. Serbs are different from other slavs.
You can't honestly believe that Serbian reliance on China and Russia comes without a cost... To be honest, if the feeling of your society is so much against the EU, then you should simply stop with the joining EU proces completely. But to be honest, it is benetitial for Serbia at this point to act as neutral and "sit on 2 (3) chairs", getting love and affection from Russia, technologies from China and investments and development funds money from EU...
Serbia loves its sincere friends! True friendship has no price ❤️🇨🇳🇷🇺🇷🇸
Long live Serbian -Chinese Friendship 🇷🇸🤝🇨🇳
China 🇨🇳 Serbia 🇷🇸
@@AlhamdulilahSoldierSveti Georgije ubija aždahu
Long live Commarade Mao
I’m not a Chinese or a Serb but I believe that China is the right partner for Serbia especially for Serbia’s green energy implementation and security.
What green energy? Bunch of virtue signaling and nonsense.
How?Can you explain this?Im from Serbia
Hopefully that will attract more auto investment like in Hungary. Everywhere else is too challenging and costly and corrupt
@@KARADJORDJIJEDo you konw how many construction in Serbia is build by China
Serbia started 3 aggressive wars to take more Land 30 years ago. So that is bs. They still havent gave up.
Good wishes to China and Serbia❤🌟💪
Hongkong freedom country 🐻
@@pingpong7810Hong Kong is part of China, just like a Taiwan.
Serbia should consider replacing the IMF loans with China development loans in order to avoid negative dictates impacting Serbian politics; economics; society and maintaining the independence of Serbia.
We are considering ,in fact most of the big infrastructure projects were financed from Chinese loans .
Serbia didnt withdraw any IMF funds for years now...
@@St_just I was not aware. Serbia should avoid the IMF / World Bank.
I hope Serbia joins BRICS+. Also Serbia can align with Hungary and Slovakia and Russia and China.
People need to be aware Serbia doesent make it own currency dinar, its the IMF that makes it and charges us heavily for every banknote. We are not independant economicaly but what you're seeing here is us trying to break free. Hope it works out.
@@tzoa4443 Serbia needs to have their own currency and join BRICS10 and be a soverign nation. End the IMF control.
The governor of Serbia is a wise lady. With people like her in charge of Serbia, the country will not go wrong. Long live Serbia-China relationship.
With people like this in charge there will be soon no more Serbia.
The western governments are so angry at serbia because of this 😂
Go cry , serbia has the right to choose it's own foreign policies. Just like switzerland. You showed us your true colors when handling kosovo. Our civilians are harrased and killed every day and nobody is doing anything. But you wont let us handle it. We have monasteries down there older than notre dame but somehow kosovo is still rightfully albanian 😂😂
It's not worth explaining the truth to these evil souls, they know the truth don't worry but will never admit it! Kosovo ☦️🇷🇸
the entire Serbian government is under the control of the West
Serbians are so lucky to have such leaders! ❤
I want job in Serbia
I am shocked to see European politicians who are not ideologues and actually work for the interest of their citizens.
Serbian people are not like other European peope, we think with our head
Good on you Serbia and China.
So articulate, commonsense and clear minded for her country.
Well done, Serbia, for looking out for their people firdt
Serbia joining the EU would be a mistake due to the negative dictates impacting Serbian politics; economics; society and maintaining the independence of Serbia. BRICS would be a better option.
Yes,BRICS is a better option.
More on the access to the wider European market.
But one should consider current leaderships inside Hungary, Austria, Slovakia, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Portugal, Spain and even Poland and Bulgaria.
They are currently one of the more vocal critics of current EU Commission policies
@@ninastevanovic6808Well Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein opted for a smaller European Free Trade Association (EFTA) over joining the EU.
Türkiye even see it as an alternative option.
Agree,but we are surrounded by EU members,and it would be hard for our country to maintain independent politics , especially today, because of tensions with Russia.
They already decided to join the EU and that's why they recognized Kosovo and are buying the Deasoult Raphale airplanes.Tjis is just a show for the Serbian people that think they will change to BRICS way.
Long Live Sebia and and long live all brave Serbian people
I'm Serbian and currently live in London, UK ...I'm seriously thinking of going back. I've come to terms that I will never be able to afford a flat, let alone a house here in London. And if I have to go outside of London, then I might as well go to somewhere with sunny weather 😂
Same here from Germany
Jbg, ja baš htedoh da idem tamo😢
@@krntije3688 imaš u Srbiji više slobode a i mogućnosti za biznis. Naravno ti prvo treba idea i novac pa onda muda.
Bolje je da ništa ne kažeš... Tebe Srbija ne privlači.
@@gorangoran6335 kome se obraćaš anonimus?
Reporter asked Jorgovanka Tabaković, the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia, "How did you manage to do better than most European nations ?"
Jorgovanka Tabaković:
"We do it by overcapacity".
Reporter:
"Please explain?"
Jorgovanka Tabaković:
"It means cleaver planning, forward vision, and above all, avoid the US like a plague !"
Yes that's what they are doing 😂.
No. She praised IMF.
@@nikolaforzane2285 Mora, šta drugo da kaže a nikog ne ocepi.
@@sinisatrifunovic4232 ; she called them ''strict'' which implies ''responsible''. I would have used: dubious, devious, satanic, vampiric, exploitative, extortionate, imperial, neo-colonial... She said her goal is to attract ''institutional investors'', which is coded language for hedge funds TO BUY and Serbia to SELL-OFF EVERYTHING, land, minerals, assets and state corporations. Its the core doctrine of neo-liberalism, but the problem is the game is rigged as the hedge funds use free USD printed money.. Its a scam. Her goal SHOULD BE to support and facilitate domestic manufacturers and exporters grow. I'm a finance guy, I know the game.
she only proved her illiteracy. Not to mention that her degree is highly questionable, most probably fake, as reported form many sources.
Serbia❤❤❤❤❤
This is a wonderful thought and a peace of mind. Serbia decision shall have a bright and growing future ahead of them a path to prosperity willl come to Serbia on all development. Serbia is a small country and landlocked. But it has people to people ties which must remain stronger down the road with the right leaderships and decision wise. My country of Laos is also landlocked and we know how it is to be in everyone situations when it erupt. The Western powerful countries aren't there to help the Serbian people nor its future. They only looking up their own interest and not the interest of Serbia and the people.
Respect for a smart comment from Serbia ❤
I heard that Laos has the highest bombed-by-US density per person. Meaning USA dropped, I think, 3,000 bombs per citizen of Laos. True?
@@nikolaforzane2285 Yes that's true. That is why you don't hear much about U.S relationship with Laos because the U.S is trying to bury the past and avoid anything related to Laos and the people. It's ben over 50 years that the U.S has no big notice about Laos. But China been supporting Laos and has been noticing Laos at the highest international stages on a positive note compared to the U.S.
So smart and articulate. Everything she said makes sense. Unlike the nonsense from the E.U. and U.S. politicians.
She's picked every word VERY carefully as to not show the actual truth about Serbia's broken economy. Don't buy this.
@@MilanVVVVV 🤣🤣🤣🤣Coffe shop oposition. Budalo samo se blamiras . Ne prica ona o uspesima Srbije vec IMF i drugi u Evropi i svetu . Pojedi se od muke.
Lol, 50 cent bot.
Bravo Srbijo.Zivela Srbija.Zaboravite za EU.
🇷🇸🇷🇸🤝🇷🇺🇷🇺🤝🇨🇳🇨🇳 Forever! ❤️
NO. EU. NO NATO. - BRICS ❤
Ne lupetaj..hajde tamo u bosnu odakle si
@@KARADJORDJIJESram te bilo, sovinisto
@@ruzicaa6389 Mrs..sta ima ona da prica nama ovde u Srbiji..sram tebe da bude..hajde i ti tamo verovatno si iz bosne
@@KARADJORDJIJERepublika Srpska je zapadna Srbija i zena je u pravu
@@ruzicaa6389Mrs.. Po cemu sam to?Svako na svome..hajde i ti tamo verovatno si odande
very coherent answer from the interviewee. answering the questions head on.
Бог чува Србију; Србији је место међу државама које поштују оно што јеси а не оно што ниси, као Енглеске колоније које себе сматрају за цивилизацијом , а још ни једна није вратила отету државу од народа који је драги Бог благословио!!!
врло добро сказано, поздрав из Словение
A zivis na zapadu jel da?
hahahahaha, otkad bog blagoslavlja drzave i narode?
Bravo Serbia so very happy and proud of you my beautiful heritage❤
We all believe in Serbia that the old civilization China knows exactly what he’s doing. China is a lot older than England or the English colony so who they have civilization only between two and 300 years so you better take care of yourself before you talk about China!!!
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahaha, that is your only argument why US should better take care of itself? Very persuasive!
Bravo G.Tabakovic,veeliki Respekt!!!
great thinking from Serbia
EU is sinking...
Mz Tabakovic, you sound like a wolf in the sheep's skin, So rational and down to earth, and then 💥, joining the EU and 💥 Euro.... As an economist, your statement is hard to swallow, you know well how the EU project ended up and is ending up...
Svaka pohvala za ovaj intervju! Bravo Gospodjo Tabakovic za ovaj odgovor.
otkad su radikali gospoda, mungosu?
Serbia may be on the list for joining brics in 2025.
Excellent interview. She should be the next PM of Serbia and even the EU, if they ever join up.
Respekt za ovu mudru gospodju obelela nam obraz
China ❤ Serbia
Veliki pozdrav za nase prijatelje Kineze! Kina ima svoje prijatelje u srcu Evrope! Zna Rusija kakav je Srpski narod i kako poštuje svoje prijatelje! Mi nikada ne bi okrenuli leđa Rusiji i Kini koliko god nas EU i US ucenjivali i vršili pritisak na nas!
hahahahahahaha, popickili se sa svima oko vas, pa sad trazite prijatelje sto dalje od Srbije? Koje ste vi budale, majko mila!
The world can see building relationship with China is mainly for trade which ultimately brings properity to both countries. On the other hand, buiding relationship with USA is mainly for military, i.e allowing the establishing of military base and buying of weapons from US untimately causing unrest to the country and subservient to US.
US uses its military base in one country to control the same country when necessary either militarily or economically. To ensure that the colonised country do not do well & always subservient to US. That’s US motto.
When a partnership is win-win and both sides benefits it is a good productive partnership. People should know by now Politics and Business is like oil and water they never mix well.
Excellent interview.
We have reduced unemployment from 25% down to 9%. Fantastic achievement. One of the ways to do so was that majority of young, highly educated people as well as those who are experienced doctors, engineers, IT specialists etc, have left Serbia and went to EU, US, CAN, AUS, and Middle East. We're talking about a millions for the past 30yrs. I am one of them, regards from Dubai
Jel vruce?
@@Drag596није... Неко им је повукао воду па их је сапрало мало.
@@ogimati5175Nije, to su sami uradili. Njihovi naučnici su puštali u vazduh neke kemikalije kako bi stvorili oblake, to im je uspelo, ali nakon toga ti oblaci nikako da nestanu, nego su se počeli umnožavati i ona kiša je posledica toga, da je sve bilo pod vodom.
Ispada da vise niko ne zivi u Srbiji.A zivi.Vecina radi.
Notice the vast difference of this interviewer professionalism from the obnoxious, unprofessional attitude of US or UK interviewers?
Judge & decide on whom you wish to educate yourself from.
СРБИЈА❤❤❤КИНА
European Union 🇪🇺 is working for American 🇺🇸 interests as usual. Serbia 🇷🇸 is working for its own interests & for its people.The evil 😈 is watching you. Good luck.
We are the best country in the world. Serbian people welcome everyone, our hospitality,tradition, homefood, athlete among many others say it all.
The further from eu the better!!! Join BRICS instead. Simple!!!
Svaka čast Gospodjo Tabaković,prava domaćica!Sigurno kao najuspešniji Guverner u Istoriji NBS
polupismenko, bolje cuti.
Svaki početak rečenice se piše velikim slovom,pogledaj komentare kako pismeni ljudi pišu...trovaču pismeni
@@osmanosmanovic5989 sa razlikom da pocetak ovde nije tvoj (ili moj) komentar. Ne vidis da nesto i pre toga stoji? Nisi valjda i slep, ne samo polupismen?
She’s a liability to Serbia I can tell. She uses a lot of words but does not say anything. Unlike other Serbian leaders who are direct and say what they mean. I think she’s learning more towards EU. She left china out of the conversation despite china being the sole and only reason Serbia is doing ok right now. They would be begging on the stairs of the EU if not for the great Middle Kingdom coming to aid Serbia.
I can feel that too
Serbia never begs nobody but god! ☦️🇷🇸
No, she said everything in a nice and respectful way using respectful diplomatic language. She is one of the reasons that we are so successful today, and rest assured that she would never begging anyone, just as no other Serb would do it, those who think like that don't know Serbs and don't understand Serbian mentality. There are almost the same number of women as men in the Serbian government, and our women are the ones who make a big contributing. Her rhetoric is moderate, not passionately and primitive, so with her rhetoric she said exactly the same thing as those politicians who are more direct and passionate. She didn't leave Chinese out of the conversation, in fact she always connected and attributed Serbian success to excellent relations with China and the fact that the Chinese never politically blackmailed us or conditioned us to anything, on the contrary, in the interview she said in an indirect way that The Chinese don't blackmail their partners the way the West does. In this interview, she nicely said that Serbia fulfilled all 30 accession conditions for joining the EU, but the EU started adding new requirements that were not in the original agreement, which means that the EU started blackmailing us, but regardless to this, Serbia is still on its way to the EU and still fulfills the given tasks, thus showing its seriousness and honesty, until we can say the same about the EU and the West in general. So this is what is evident from what she said.
FDI in Revitalising their steel mill and improved human productivity, logisticals efficiencies and tourism in improved train services are a few factors that help Serbia boost and uplify its economy and quality of life.
Brics,srbija,not,eu.
Europe needs to ditch Nato and focus on the well being of its people.
no eu no nato ... ZIVELA SRBIJA .
Serbia is blessed to have such intelligent leader.
Jorgovanka.. tako je prijatno slušati vas. Niste me nijedanput razočarali zemljakinjo za poslednjih više od 25 god. koliko vas pratim.❤
Za Srbiju samo Brics,gde se poštuju prava svakog naroda,ne u EU,ne u Nato,oni nas nikad nisu voleli,nikad nam nisu ni prijatelji,jer da jesu?nebi se ponašali tako!!!
hahahahahahaha, u kojem univerzumu ti zivis, m ugosu prvosrbijanski? U tim zemljama se najvise krse prava naroda i pojedinaca. Beze kao ludi na Zapad iz njih.
a lot of Serbians are worried about a lot of Chinese workers in the country.
Econommic cooperation and development. Not war! That's it .
Serbia is lucky to have very intelligent leaders who can look at the opportunities of the Belt & Road projects and position & time their trade opportunities. It's nice for a change to hear that Serbia are taking care of their citizens. 👍👍👍
Serbia not only has smart & great leaders but also very wise.
This is like a first decent Serbian minister or a governor, at least by how she represents herself and the country that I have ever saw. I am as surprised by this as by other ministers but with opposite reasons.
CNN brainwashed you lol
Serbia always had normal goverment. We are not evil imperia as UK, US etc.
Svaka vam čast
Jai Hind. We Indians don't like it when countries are falling into Bad Debts. However Grandpa Xi will be welcome anywhere as the BRI Santa.
If there is no debt, there is no money.
Wonderful
Dubravka is rio tinto lober in Serbia, very mean person, lobing for rio tinto against will of Serbian people. And chinese mining industry is bigest polution maker in a country.
China is lending friendship to the.west.and not enemy with the west. Only some western countries that do not want that kind of handshake.😂😂😂
She’s a great expert.
🇨🇳🇷🇸👍👍👍
Got bored with the Serbian lady. After 3 minutes she still has not answered the question. Bye.
Jebala vas EU, ja sam bio za EU još 1990 kad smo mogli da postanemo deo iste ali su Sloba i kompanija gledali u Rusiju, a sad kad treba da gledamo u BRICS, AV i družina gledaju u EU koja je sve ne bitnija u svetu.
👏👏👏🇨🇳🤝🇷🇸
We're unbendable, unstopable and undestructible! :)
Bravo. What a smart woman. Keep on going forward. ❤
Why didn't ypu mention that this is an intervirw with the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia? If you did, I wouldn't have bothered to watch.
Governor smart and beauty lady
👍👍👍🤝🤝🤝🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳
We want to join BRICS not the EU
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I wish some Serb would be able to see what Vucic is doing for Serbia..
NATO shill
Serbia has been one of the poorest European countries for the last 30 plus years and has downgraded its status from democracy into hybrid regime a few years ago. Very interesting how Serbian officials see those facts.
Nagađanja, fraze i nista vise.
"hybrid regime", lol. We all know where this term was invented. And why.
By the way, it doesn't really mean anything.
Hybrid regime is not just a phrase. It is not democracy. It is a system in which people have a right to vote, but voting outcome never changes. Same people stay in power forever, generally followed by media control and massive street protests.
@@Tukemuth prvosrbijancicicima nista ne znaci taj termin, naravno. A sta vama znaci osim ispijanja piva ispred dragstora?
7:56 its 1.5bil$
Trade can upgrade a land lock countries.the better livelihood for citizens etc.......
Difficult to find negative comments.
Go,to,brics,srbia,ther,is,feautur
a campaign speech to join BRICS+
Net0 is not judicious. Ecology is something else.
Serbians have the feeling that there could be investement in Culture, but none is done. (the conditions of public libraries are dire, true).Lively bookshops, reading books (not metro rags) in public, in transports.
The younger educated Serbians "dream" of EU bc... "they want higher salaries" ,?.
Puting agriculture in the hands of corporations, Big, Foreign? .
. ❤Serbia, the bakeries.
25:55 Borat or borate? xD
Svaki dogovor za Beogradskim pašalukom je greška, Konducije,
Konvertitu, sta je pauza za sendvic u dablinskom wc
IMF .... hmm
Bulgaria and China are simply so cool
Taiwan is an independent state
Oh,you mean that small island?without USA,they will lose
And you a Serb
@@GavriloPrincip1307 it's Just a bot or fool.because you know,as China fast growing than ever,USA and some Europe countries just wanna China weak again
@@GavriloPrincip1307 it's Just a bot or fool.because you know,as China fast growing than ever,USA and some Europe countries just wanna China weak again
@@GavriloPrincip1307 @GavriloPrincip1307 it's Just a bot or fool.because you know,as China fast growing than ever,USA and some Europe countries just wanna China weak again
Glad to see Bulgaria and China developing
Hongkong freedom country 🐻🐻🐻
😂😂😂
You are talking to yourself.
If hongkong without China,then will be poor country,only be part of China will still rich
@@keirenle If hongkong without China,then will be poor country,only be part of China will still rich
Kosowo jest Serbskie
Guvernor of kapital city of serbia dont know English!!
Serbia is a Europe and we are in Europian Continet..other things is only propagan.s...we belong to EU and thats the facts..we can have cooperation with China and other countries if we have interests with that...Im Europian guy forever
Ne lupetaj...
The people of Serbia dont want to be a part of the eu,we hate american hegemony to,so go in that eu,and dont lie.
Technically, Eurasia is one landmass. Europe is like a small Asian peninsula.
@@Tukemuth Yeah of course..in your head:))))where you living?
Serbia doesn’t belong to EU Serbia belongs only to the Serbian people!!!
Millosevic left a legacy, once the benefits of Versailles Treaty with Big Serbia scratching from Triglav to Gevgelia, now again help from other Empire which is rising.
No investing in Albania from big countries, we are just to give land for the sake of big powers, we are shrinking and shrinking for centuries. No one is talking about the #genocide and suffering for almost 80 years Serbians did in Balkan of course with the help of the Empires.
Those who support genocide are criminals themselves.
Kme kme kme...nazis don't get to play victims
😀😀😀😀😀 Ala ne govori istinuu, najveća inflacija, narod Srbije gladuje a imovinu otimaju izvršitelji
Širom sveta postoje izvršitelji, jer ima i onih koji ne izmiruju svoje obaveze. U Srbiji nema gladi, ti si lažov, svako može sebi da nađe posao ili pomoč, zato nemoj da lažeš, ti si antisrbin, jedan od onih koji Srbiji želi zlo, ili ti je neko dobro isprao mozak. Srbija nije ni Rusija, ni Amerika, ni Nemačka, ni Turska, Srbija je nezavisna i vojno neutralna. Prijatelje i braću ne zaboravljamo, ali oduvek bilo je onih koji bi izdali, koji vole druge više od svojih. Da li smo bogati, nismo, ali posle veka siromaštva i stagnacije ne možeš preko noči imati sve, za to treba vreme, svaki rodoljub je toga svestan, osim zaluđenih, naivnih ili zlih.
Taj sto gladuje u Srbiji taj nece da radi.
@@mitarpop4209 Tako je, u Srbiji nema gladi, samo lenčine koje ne žele da rade su ti koji kukaju.
Izvršitelji postoje u svakoj zemlji sveta, oni samo rade svoj posao.
@@mitarpop4209 Tako je, nema gladi u Srbiji, svako ko radi ima i da jede.
Jorgovanka ne lupaj molim te
4% growth of economy in serbia is nothing. to be anything significant it has to be 100% per year at minimum for next decade if its a plan to reach levels of europe in some decent future. that wont happen of course, from domestic and mainly international reasons...
The biggest Germany's GDP growth since 1945 till now was 10.8% per year (second quarter of 2021). 100% growth annually, may be possible, but out of this universe.
@@Drag596
but i sad, in order to catch up with european economy, it will had to have such gdp growth for decade, and only then 4% will be amazing..
only if by some chance there is lake of oil under serbia, there is no realistic other way of achieving such thing...
@@zoki.to974 Koje ekonomije? Ti si u deluziji mi imamo sličan standard kao pola država u Eu. Samo što neki od vas to ne razumeju. U Srbiji je 1000 Evra kao 1500 u Hrvatskoj ili Litvaniji na primer. Nemoj pisati gluposti. Mi sa 4-5% godišnje već 2030 izlazimo na preko 110 milijardi GDP-a.