The final online guest lecture in the summer semester 2020/21 was held at University Donja Gorica. Professor Kong Tianping from the Institute of European Studies, which affiliates to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, held a lecture titled "Global Changes and Relations between China and the Western Balkans" on June 7, at 4:30pm. 

Professor Kong stated that China’s relations with the Western Balkan countries should be viewed in three dimensions. The first dimension is bilateral relations, as China dedicates to develop friendly relationship with the Western Balkan countries. The second dimension is China-CEEC relations, that is the so-called 17+1 framework (formerly 16+1 framework), which is complimentary for the bilateral relations. The Western Balkan countries can implement some across-country project, such as Budapest-Belgrade railway. The third dimension is the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Professor Kong explained that China’s BRI focuses on trade, investment, connectivity and people-to-people exchanges.

Information about the lecture was published on the UDG website: https://hs.udg.edu.me/obavjestenja/10169-gostuju%C4%87e-online-predavanje-profesora-kong-tianpinga