FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, centre left, and his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic, center right, greet the crowd as they arrive at the Serbia Palace in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Most countries in the European Union are making efforts to “de-risk” their economies from perceived threats posed by China. But Hungary and Serbia have gone in the other direction. They are courting major Chinese investments in the belief that the world’s second-largest economy is essential for Europe’s future. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)