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  • Serbia's balancing act [Elektronski vir] : the EU-China discourse after the pandemic
    Beznec, Helena ; Godec, Tinkara, 1997-
    As a European Union member candidate and China’s third-largest trading partner for imports, Serbia represents a unique case of balancing the road to EU membership and the rise of China. With the ... European Union placing an export ban on medical products, Serbia has further turned to China for help with managing the health crisis during the Covid-19 pandemic. EU-China relations deteriorated over the Xinjiang dispute, leading to sanctions from both sides, including the EU Parliament blocking the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investments. In this, Serbia’s political elite has been anything but a passive observer. President Vučić has accused the bloc of hypocrisy and derided European solidarity as a fairy tale, making Serbia’s future in the bloc seem uncertain. While efforts to analyse Serbia’s foreign and trade policy with China and the EU are prevalent, this article addresses the research gap that exists with respect to understanding the discourse of Serbia’s political elite on these policies. Using discourse analysis as its primary research design, this article analyses speeches made by the Serbian President Vučić before and after the Covid-19 pandemic. Through that, the article seeks to understand (1) the discourse preferred by President Vučić on Serbia’s relations with the EU and China, and whether the pandemic has affected the prevailing discourse, and (2) whether the Serbian public and the media agree with the discourse. Ultimately, this article addresses whether Serbia still perceives EU membership as a part of its future or if it is steering further towards the East.
    Vir: Journal of Asia and Europe relations [Elektronski vir]. - ISSN 2754-3323 (Vol. 1, no. 1, Oct. 2021, str. 158-172)
    Vrsta gradiva - e-članek
    Leto - 2021
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 98195203

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