BEIJING (Reuters) – China ratified its extradition treaty with Serbia on Friday, broadening its network of countries in Europe willing to extradite Chinese citizens, including dissidents and asylum seekers, and even Taiwanese individuals.

The treaty’s formal approval by China’s top legislative body came a year after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the Balkan state when 29 documents, including the extradition treaty, were signed.

The pact will enable the two countries to request extraditions of wanted persons found within each other’s borders, if and when the Serbian parliament also ratifies the agreement.

CONCERN ABOUT DISSIDENTS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS

China has signed extradition treaties with at least 60 countries, over half of which are officially in force. But European courts c

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