{"id":42879,"date":"2026-04-16T14:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/?p=42879"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:59:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:59:39","slug":"chinas-digital-footprint-expands-through-serbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/chinas-digital-footprint-expands-through-serbia\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Digital Footprint Expands Through Serbia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"42879\" class=\"elementor elementor-42879\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75189104 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75189104\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-121d37f3\" data-id=\"121d37f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b978644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b978644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo: Wojtek Grojec\/RFE\/RL<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-193d96b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"193d96b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-193d96b7{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-152c778 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"152c778\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6b9113\" data-id=\"d6b9113\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-705451c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"705451c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-18ca74d6\" data-id=\"18ca74d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df2998a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5df2998a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is happening?<\/h2><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beijing has prioritized ties with Serbia, aiming to turn the country into a Balkan hub for expanding Chinese influence \u2014 particularly in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amo.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CHOICE_policy-paper_digital-silk-road_A4_web_04.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the tech sector<\/a>. As Belgrade seeks to expand its own regional influence, it is also <a href=\"https:\/\/ecfr.eu\/publication\/eyes-wide-shut-how-to-read-chinas-playbook-in-the-western-balkans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extending the reach<\/a> of Chinese tech firms and helping tie the region to Chinese digital infrastructure for decades.<\/p><h2>What is the broader picture?<\/h2><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Belgrade\u2019s growing Chinese tech footprint is <a href=\"https:\/\/chinainthewesternbalkans.substack.com\/p\/every-road-leads-to-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spreading across the Balkans<\/a> through Serbia\u2019s regional economic links. Belgrade has expanded its \u201cSafe City\u201d partnership with Huawei since signing the deal in 2017, with the capital now home to thousands of surveillance cameras. The program aims to provide facial and license-plate recognition and other surveillance tools within a\u00a0unified, citywide system, but few details have been made public.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serbian authorities have sought to keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/serbia-chinese-surveilllance-backlash-standish\/32142771.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the rollout of the technology<\/a> out of public view amid legal challenges and protests, particularly over biometric facial recognition. The issue is controversial because there is no basis for the use of such technology under Serbian law. Authorities say facial-recognition software has not yet been deployed, but Serbia\u2019s Ministry of the Interior has attempted to develop legislation for biometric surveillance, including a proposal for special police provisions in 2021, which was withdrawn under public pressure.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/serbia-chinese-surveilllance-backlash-standish\/32145138.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 RFE\/RL investigation<\/a> found that Serbian officials were already using Chinese technology to track activists and protesters, raising concerns that more advanced tools, such as AI-assisted facial recognition, could also be abused. Leaked documents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/exclusive-safe-city-china-surveillance-huawei-facial-recognition\/33501155.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obtained by RFE\/RL<\/a> also show that authorities are continuing to expand the project with new software and services from Huawei, often at steep discounts.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The spread of the technology carries lasting implications \u2014 not just for Serbia. The region\u2019s complex history has left strong business links between Serbia and its neighbors, particularly those with ethnic Serb populations. Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina\u2019s Serb-majority confederal entity, has looked to emulate Serbia\u2019s embrace of Chinese technology. Close business ties allow Serbian imports to move freely to its subnational neighbor, and equipment and software are not always recorded as exports. Predominantly Serb authorities in parts of Kosovo have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/serbia-embed-chinese-cameras-kosovo\/31645126.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">also signed deals<\/a> outside the central government\u2019s purview to purchase Chinese surveillance equipment. Chinese research ties with <a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/europe\/20260328\/9a9da5eccdd84ceaa5514a3c5788c116\/c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Serbian universities<\/a> \u2014 often focused on high-tech fields \u2014 are helping foster links in countries such as Bosnia and elsewhere in the Western Balkans, such as Montenegro and North Macedonia.<\/p><h2>Why does it matter?<\/h2><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This matters not only because of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/china-surveillance-cameras-europe-dahua-hikvision\/32930737.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how surveillance technology<\/a> can be used to suppress dissent and bolster authoritarian governance, but also in terms of the Balkans becoming integrated into China\u2019s broader technology ecosystem.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">European Union members are already grappling with how to balance their reliance on Chinese digital infrastructure, in part spurred on by U.S.-led drives to disengage from Chinese 5G companies and camera networks. As the EU looks for its footing amid Beijing and Washington\u2019s global rivalry, it will need to reckon with neighboring countries becoming more deeply integrated into China\u2019s digital ecosystem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d570866 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d570866\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-491c978c\" data-id=\"491c978c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-69fb2fa4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69fb2fa4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-43eb351d\" data-id=\"43eb351d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e0dfa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"30e0dfa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Reid Standish<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Reid Standish is RFE\/RL's China Global Affairs correspondent based in Prague and author of the China In Eurasia briefing. He focuses on Chinese foreign policy in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and has reported extensively about China's Belt and Road Initiative and Beijing\u2019s internment camps in Xinjiang. Prior to joining RFE\/RL, Reid was an editor at Foreign Policy magazine and its Moscow correspondent. He has also written for The Atlantic and The Washington Post.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: Wojtek Grojec\/RFE\/RL Foto: Wojtek Grojec\/RFE\/RL What is happening? Beijing has prioritized ties with Serbia, aiming to turn the country into a Balkan hub for expanding Chinese influence \u2014 particularly in the tech sector. 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