Becoming a Chinese Client State: The Case of Serbia

September 24, 2020

Serbia is a hub for a wide range of Chinese economic activity in the Western Balkans, as previous CSIS research has indicated. This report, the second in a series, examines Serbia in greater detail to shed more light on China’s political and economic objectives, its mechanisms for influence, and the implications of its activities, including a second wave of digital infrastructure projects.

Read the first report in this series here and download the CSIS datasets of Chinese economic activities in the Western Balkans here.

This report was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations.