Serbia relies on China for weapons as tensions with Kosovo rise

Belgrade military buildup spooks West while Chinese arms complicate NATO moves

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Kosovo police officers patrol Banjska village after a nearby attack by local ethnic armed Serbs in late September. © Reuters

JENS KASTNER, Contributing writer

HAMBURG, Germany -- Serbia's military is relying on Chinese arms suppliers as tensions ratchet up with its smaller neighbor Kosovo, seeking to fill the void left by Russian defense companies that are tooling up their own army against Ukraine.

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