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Welcome to Episode 2 of the Geopolitics Snapshot, where we take a look at current geopolitical events that are shaping the world around us!This time we take a look at China’s president Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe – specifically to France, Serbia and Hungary. This was his first visit to the continent since 2019, and the situation between China, the European Union and other European countries has changed quite a bit since then. In Paris, Xi Jingping met with French president Emmanuel Macron and President of the the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, where they discussed issues like Chinese ‘Overcapacity’, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and trade relations. Afterwards, Xi flew to Belgrade where he met with Serbia’s president Aleksandar Vucic. Chinese-Serbian relations intensified quite significantly in the last years and during the visit, Serbia become the first European country to join China’s “Global Community of Shared Future” Initiative. Another topic was the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade during the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. Lastly, Xi visit Budapest where he met with Victor Orban where both leaders agreed to intensify relations and entered a strategic partnership. Soon, Hungary hopes to become a European hub for Chinese electronics, batteries and electric vehicles.__________________ Timestamps:0:00 Introduction0:23 Xi Jinping in France4:20 Xi Jinping in Serbia8:48 Xi Jinping in Hungary__________________ Consider supporting this channel on Patreon or by becoming a channel member: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/politicswithpaint Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi625BLDw-fiaxK_dFhM2Ow/join __________________ Music: “Ether Disco” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/”News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/__________________ Sources (That are not featured directly in the video): Atlantic Council experts (2024) What to look for as Xi Jinping visits France, Serbia, and Hungary | Atlantic CouncilStefan Vladisavljev (2023) Why Serbia Refuses to Stick to the EU’s Line on China | China ObserversLaurent Geslin (2024) Serbia opens its arms and economy to ‘Brother Xi’ | EuractivFor more information about other sources I used, feel free to email me.__________________ #china #xijinping #geopolitics