China-Serbian President/Great Wall
China-Serbian President/Great Wall
Dateline : May 24, 2026
Location : China
Duration : 2'28
Beijing, China - May 24, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Great Wall
2. Various of Serbian dancing performance
3. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, other people applauding
4. Various of Serbian dancing performance in progress
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Danijela Besic, artistic director, Serbia's National Folk Dance Ensemble "Kolo" (starting with shot 4):
"Our dancing shows love. This is what we bring to you, our love, love from Serbian people to Chinese people."
6. Various of Vucic, Vucic's delegation members at Great Wall, Vucic chatting with Chinese official
7. Various of Great Wall
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Aleksandar Vucic, Serbian president (with reporter asking question) (starting with shot 7/partially overlaid with shot 9):
(Reporter: "Mr. President, what feeling is standing here at the Great Wall?")
"Magnificent place. I would say to His Excellency Li Ming, [Chinese] Ambassador to Serbia, that people made sure that they've built, constructed this Great Wall, invincible people. This speaks a lot about Chinese people, your persistence, consistency, your desire to defend your country, your borders, your sovereignty, independence. But also, it presents always diligence and dedication of Chinese people, which I admire very much."
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9. Great Wall
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10. Various of Vucic watching performances, visiting Great Wall
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Aleksandar Vucic, Serbian president (starting with shot 10/partially overlaid with shots 12-13):
"I want to say we appreciate our ironclad friendship, that we like Chinese people, that we want to see more Chinese tourists, more Chinese investors, more Chinese people coming to our country. We are profoundly grateful to China for being with us during difficult times. A friend in need is a friend indeed. Speaking about ironclad friendship, that's not just a saying, that's really true. Come to Serbia and enjoy our hospitality."
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12. Various of Vucic at Great Wall
13. Various of Great Wall
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14. Various of Vucic selecting cultural creative products at gift shop
15. Vucic at Great Wall
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic visited the Badaling section of the Great Wall in northwestern Beijing on Sunday, expressing high hope for his current state visit to China.
Vucic arrived in Beijing earlier in the day for a five-day visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
At the scenic area, dancers from Serbia presented traditional singing and dancing performances to celebrate friendship, marking the start of the president's visit to the world-renowned cultural heritage.
"Our dancing shows love. This is what we bring to you, our love, love from Serbian people to Chinese people," said Danijela Besic, artistic director of the Serbia's National Folk Dance Ensemble "Kolo".
Along the way, Vucic posed for photos on the Great Wall, listened attentively to the introductions, and expressed his joy of visiting the Great Wall for the first time.
"Magnificent place. I would say to His Excellency Li Ming, [Chinese] Ambassador to Serbia, that people made sure that they've built, constructed this Great Wall, invincible people. This speaks a lot about Chinese people, your persistence, consistency, your desire to defend your country, your borders, your sovereignty, independence. But also, it presents always diligence and dedication of Chinese people, which I admire very much," said Vucic.
Expressing his deep feelings for the Chinese people, Vucic said the visit is crucial and of great significance.
"I want to say we appreciate our ironclad friendship, that we like Chinese people, that we want to see more Chinese tourists, more Chinese investors, more Chinese people coming to our country. We are profoundly grateful to China for being with us during difficult times. A friend in need is a friend indeed. Speaking about ironclad friendship, that's not just a saying, that's really true. Come to Serbia and enjoy our hospitality," said Vucic.
Vucic also visited a gift shop and showed great interests in cultural creative products with panda elements.
ID : 8481019
Published : 2026-05-25 09:13
Last Modified : 2026-05-26 09:22:16
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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