Military-to-Military Diplomacy and Cooperation Between China and Serbia: Genesis and Future Prospects

Popović, Slobodan and Stević, Ljiljana (2024) Military-to-Military Diplomacy and Cooperation Between China and Serbia: Genesis and Future Prospects. In: The 4rd “Dialogues on China” International Academic Conference: Harvesting the winds of change: China and the global actors. Institute of International Politics and Economics, Belgrade, pp. 307-330. ISBN 978-86-7067-339-7

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Abstract

This paper aims to analyse the genesis and prospects of Sino-Serbian military diplomacy. Both nations seek to enhance their bilateral relationship, aiming to create a mutually beneficial environment by upgrading comprehensive strategic partnership into the agreement on a community with a shared future in the new era. The paper is structured into three parts. The first part theoretically addresses the concept of military diplomacy. This theoretical framework distinguishes military diplomacy from related phenomena such as gunboat and coercive diplomacy. The second part examines the evolution and role of military diplomacy in China’s efforts to achieve its national ambitions and the Chinese dream concretised into “Two Centenary” goals. At the same time, it represents an analysis of how military diplomacy contributes to China’s efforts to enhance confidence-building measures and strengthen inter-state relations within the framework of global governance. The third part focuses on the bilateral military diplomatic relations and cooperation between China and Serbia. This section highlights the areas and methods through which China and Serbia have developed military-to-military diplomacy. It further explores how this cooperation has influenced the Sino-Serbian Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, elevated to a community with a shared future in the new era, Serbia’s military neutrality, its ambitions to become a regional leader, and China’s geopolitical intentions in the Western Balkans.

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