DUBROVNIK, Croatia -- In a hotel room facing the strikingly blue Adriatic Sea, the handful of English-language TV channels available to guests do not include CNN or BBC. Instead, there are two channels operated by China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is eager to expand China's economic influence into Central and Eastern Europe. (Nikkei Montage/ Getty Images)
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