On May 8, at the invitation of Aleksandar Vučić, President of the Republic of Serbia, Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to the Republic of Serbia from May 7 to 8. The People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Serbia issued a joint statement on deepening and upgrading their comprehensive strategic partnership and building a community with a shared future for China and Serbia in the new era. Both sides expressed their willingness to strengthen cooperation and exchanges in the fields of geology and mining, jointly conduct scientific research on karst water resources and karst ecology, promote the establishment of a monitoring station for the critical karst zone in Serbia, and continuously enhance practical cooperation in areas such as the assessment of critical mineral resources. They also welcomed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between China and Serbia in the Fields of Geology and Mining.