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BELGRADE - Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to land in Serbia on Tuesday on the 25th anniversary of the accidental NATO bombing of China's Embassy in which three Chinese journalists were killed, the second stop of his first European tour in five years.Twenty Chinese nationals were wounded in the 1999 NATO attack, which prompted outrage in China and an apology from then U.S. President Bill Clinton.
"The Chinese people appreciate the peace but will never allow that a historic tragedy repeats itself," Xi said in an opinion article in the daily Politika on Tuesday. The streets of Belgrade were decorated with Chinese flags and placards as thousands of police officers were deployed to secure Xi and his 400-member entourage.Xi is visiting Serbia after France, where President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen pressed him to ensure more balanced trade with Europe and use his influence on Russia to end the war in Ukraine.During his first visit to Belgrade in 2016, the two countries signed a strategic partnership.
China runs mines and factories across Serbia and has lent billions for roads, bridges and new facilities, becoming its key partner in much-needed infrastructure development.
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