China's growing ties with Serbia point to new 'Silk Curtain' in Europe

Beijing expands Balkan presence, with Washington focused on Ukraine

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Chinese President Xi Jinping is introduced to the crowd at the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on May 8, 2024.  © Reuters

KEN MORIYASU

WASHINGTON -- Southeast of the "Iron Curtain" famously described by Winston Churchill in 1946, a new group of China-friendly nations is forming a north-south line that runs through the heart of Eurasia.

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