Selena Orly
Dr. Selena Orly is a PhD China Studies scholar, Deputy Lead of the AMO China Team, and Associate Researcher at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specializing in modern Chinese history and China's engagement with Central and Eastern Europe.
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Aug 28, 2026
Emma BelmonteHOST
So my question to you is, has this been affected at all by Trump's return in office and also the continuation of the war in Ukraine?
Selena OrlyGUEST
Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, I think that the relationship between Serbia and China actually continued to deepen.
Selena OrlyGUEST
And 2024, so two years after the outbreak of the war, was very important in this regard.
Selena OrlyGUEST
It's also the year in which the Chinese official rhetoric started referring to the relationship as an ironclad friendship.
Selena OrlyGUEST
which is a sort of an international relation jargon, which is reserved for only a handful of countries in the world.
Emma BelmonteHOST
But I think the last notice in June was saying that it might happen in the next three, four months.