First came billions of dollars of investment, then millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Now there is a campaign for Serbia to thank China in a way that harks back to a bygone era: by building a statue to Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平), called “comrade Xi” by backers of the campaign.
The proposal comes from the fringe New Communist Party of Yugoslavia, which has paid for billboards in Belgrade to rally support for the tribute to Xi to be built in a local park.
While the Serbian government has not said if it backs the idea, there is little doubt
Today, Shaun Chen, Member of Parliament for Scarborough North, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities;.
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BELGRADE • First came billions of dollars of investment, then millions of doses of vaccines. Now there is a campaign for Serbia to thank China in a way that harks back to a bygone era: By building a statue to Comrade Xi .
The Straits Times Comrade Xi statue? Serbia wants to thank its friends in China
The site where the construction of a top Chinese university, is planned in Budapest as seen on April 23, 2021.PHOTO: AFP
PublishedMay 26, 2021, 1:38 pm SGT
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