XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231223) -- BEIJING, Dec. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec 22, 2023 shows the Lajkovac-Valjevo motorway built by Chinese Shandong Hi-Speed Group in Valjevo, Serbia. A 12-km stretch of the Chinese-built motorway connecting the cities of Lajkovac and Valjevo in western Serbia is scheduled to be opened to traffic this Saturday, Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic said during his visit to the construction site on Friday. (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)

SERBIA-VALJEVO-CHINESE-BUILT MOTORWAY

SERBIA-VALJEVO-CHINESE-BUILT MOTORWAY

(231222) -- VALJEVO, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (C) listens to introductions during a visit to the construction site of the Lajkovac-Valjevo motorway built by Chinese Shandong Hi-Speed Group, in Valjevo, Serbia, on Dec. 22, 2023. A 12-km stretch of the Chinese-built motorway connecting the cities of Lajkovac and Valjevo in western Serbia is scheduled to be opened to traffic this Saturday, Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic said during his visit to the construction site on Friday. (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)

SERBIA-VALJEVO-CHINESE-BUILT MOTORWAY

SERBIA-VALJEVO-CHINESE-BUILT MOTORWAY

(231222) -- VALJEVO, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (Front) shakes hands with a Chinese builder during a visit to the construction site of the Lajkovac-Valjevo motorway built by Chinese Shandong Hi-Speed Group, in Valjevo, Serbia, on Dec. 22, 2023. A 12-km stretch of the Chinese-built motorway connecting the cities of Lajkovac and Valjevo in western Serbia is scheduled to be opened to traffic this Saturday, Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic said during his visit to the construction site on Friday. (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)

SERBIA-VALJEVO-CHINESE-BUILT MOTORWAY

SERBIA-VALJEVO-CHINESE-BUILT MOTORWAY

(231222) -- VALJEVO, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec 22, 2023 shows the Lajkovac-Valjevo motorway built by Chinese Shandong Hi-Speed Group in Valjevo, Serbia. A 12-km stretch of the Chinese-built motorway connecting the cities of Lajkovac and Valjevo in western Serbia is scheduled to be opened to traffic this Saturday, Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic said during his visit to the construction site on Friday. (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)

SERBIA-VALJEVO-CHINESE-BUILT MOTORWAY

SERBIA-VALJEVO-CHINESE-BUILT MOTORWAY

(231222) -- VALJEVO, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec 22, 2023 shows the Lajkovac-Valjevo motorway built by Chinese Shandong Hi-Speed Group in Valjevo, Serbia. A 12-km stretch of the Chinese-built motorway connecting the cities of Lajkovac and Valjevo in western Serbia is scheduled to be opened to traffic this Saturday, Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic said during his visit to the construction site on Friday. (Photo by Wang Wei/Xinhua)