Xi Going to Serbia?

So let me get this straight: On the day that Blinken heads to China threatening their banks with sanctions if they continue to assist Russia, Xi confirms that he is going to Serbia on May 7th which is the 25th anniversary of the US bombing of the Chinese embassy site.

And yet… https://t.co/WLNxPrYJm0

— Craig Shapiro (@ces921) April 23, 2024

Why does the West think China is just going to bow down to Blinken this week when he comes bearing threats of sanctioning Chinese banks for helping Russia? China is playing the long game here as evidenced by the timing of the announcement that Xi will be heading to Serbia on the 25th year anniversary of the US bombing of the Chinese embassy. China deals in the long arc of history, never forgets. There are no coincidences.