Sitting in the bottom half of the table, Serbia are 11th with 11 points from 11 games, while China are 13th with nine points from the same number of matches.
Placed third in the table, Italy are level on points with leaders France and have 25 points from 10 matches. They have lost just twice in the competition.
Serbia will take on USA in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League fixture on Wednesday.