Kina je stekla uporište na Balkanu 1970-tih, kad je napravila savez s vladom Albanije, na čijem je čelu tad bio prvi sekretar Partije rada Albanije Enver Hoxha.
China gained a foothold in the Balkans in the 1970s, when it made an alliance with the Albanian government, led by then-Party of Labour of Albania First Secretary Enver Hoxha.