The missile strike in Belgrade in 1999 — which Washington claimed was a mistake — took place during NATO's intervention over Kosovo.
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00:00 Chinese President Xi Jinping's Air China plane touched down in Belgrade, with the leader
00:07 and his wife welcomed by Serbian President Alexander Vucic.
00:13 The allies met as part of a two-day trip to discuss strengthening relationships, with
00:18 the date coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the U.S. bombing the Chinese embassy in
00:23 Serbia's capital during the Yugoslav wars.
00:28 Serbia is on a three-country European tour aimed at reinvigorating relationships at a
00:33 time of global tension.
00:37 Earlier this week, the Chinese president was hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron
00:42 and will soon visit Viktor Orban in Hungary.
00:46 At Belgrade's Nikola Tesla airport, the Serbian army performed a guard of honour for the politician,
00:52 with colourful traditional Serbian dancing and singing also on display.
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