Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (R) shake hands after signing bilateral documents during a meeting in Belgrade, on May 8, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold talks with his Serbian counterpart in Belgrade on May 8, 2024, as Beijing seeks to deepen its political and economic ties with friendlier countries in Europe. (Photo by Elvis Barukcic / AFP) (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP via Getty Images)

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (R) show bilateral documents signed during a meeting in Belgrade, on May 8, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold talks with his Serbian counterpart in Belgrade on May 8, 2024, as Beijing seeks to deepen its political and economic ties with friendlier countries in Europe. (Photo by Elvis Barukcic / AFP) (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP via Getty Images)

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (R) shake hands after signing bilateral documents during a meeting in Belgrade, on May 8, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold talks with his Serbian counterpart in Belgrade on May 8, 2024, as Beijing seeks to deepen its political and economic ties with friendlier countries in Europe. (Photo by Elvis Barukcic / AFP) (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP via Getty Images)

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (R) sign bilateral documents during a meeting in Belgrade, on May 8, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold talks with his Serbian counterpart in Belgrade on May 8, 2024, as Beijing seeks to deepen its political and economic ties with friendlier countries in Europe. (Photo by Elvis Barukcic / AFP) (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP via Getty Images)

People walk around Siam Square shopping area in Bangkok on May 8, 2024. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) (Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images)

University students walk around Siam Square in Bangkok on May 8, 2024. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) (Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images)

In this photo taken on May 7, 2024, a worker scoops salt from a cooking pit to be dried at a salt-making house in the town of Pasuquin, Ilocos norte province. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP) (Photo by TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images)

A lottery vendor waits for customers below BTS Siam station in Bangkok on May 8, 2024. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) (Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images)