China and Hungary signed 18 cooperation agreements on Thursday after face-to-face talks in Budapest with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and genocidal dictator Xi Jinping, who is on the final leg of a week-long trip to Europe.
of agreement Facilitate the spread of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda in Hungary, expand agricultural cooperation, and enable China to expand the influence of its predatory Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) debt trap projects in the country.Following the celebratory welcome of President Xi in Budapest, Mr. Orbán declared China is “one of the pillars of the new world order,” he said, pledging that Hungary’s foreign policy would remain friendly toward the Chinese Communist Party.
President Xi and Prime Minister Orbán jointly announced the decision to elevate China-Hungary relations into a new era of all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership. pic.twitter.com/vhcVPmd2NM
— Hua Chunying 华春莹 (@SpokespersonCHN) May 9, 2024
Orbán too I was grateful In 2021, Xi allowed Hungary to import Chinese-made Wuhan coronavirus vaccine products, which the prime minister said “save many Hungarian lives.”
This time, Mr. Xi I was grateful According to China’s Foreign Ministry, Prime Minister Orbán expressed Hungary’s “clear and firm support for China on issues related to Taiwan, Hong Kong and human rights.” Prime Minister Orbán reportedly reiterated Hungary’s denial of the existence of a free state, Taiwan, and called out other important Chinese communist foreign policy goals, such as China’s disreputable plan to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. reportedly supported.
Mr. Orbán is widely popular for his policies to strengthen Hungary’s economy and limit unrestricted immigration, and has pitched himself as one of the world’s most vocal opponents of Marxism. Following the landslide victory of his party, Fidesz-KDNP, in the 2022 national elections, Prime Minister Orbán said voters “reject the policies of the left at home, the left around the world, the bureaucrats in Brussels, and the government.” I did it,” he praised. [George] The Soros empire with all its resources, the international mainstream media, and eventually even the President of Ukraine. ” He also claimed that his own policy was “conservative civic politics.”
President Orban has not publicly associated China, the world’s largest and most influential communist country, with the “international left.” In return, he embraced expanded economic cooperation with China, and criticized China’s ongoing genocide against the Uyghurs in East Turkestan, decades of violent suppression of Christianity, organ harvesting schemes for political prisoners, and a long list of He rejected pressure to accuse him of many other crimes. The Beijing government’s record of human rights abuses.
Mr. Orban and his wife personally welcomed Mr. Xi at the airport, an unusual show of respect for a government leader.
On Thursday, the Hungarian Prime Minister expressed his gratitude for the long-standing friendship between Budapest and the Chinese government.
President Xi met with Prime Minister Orban. President Xi praised Prime Minister Orban’s friendly policy toward China and his efforts to promote friendly exchanges and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries.
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— Hua Chunying 华春莹 (@SpokespersonCHN) May 9, 2024
“Hungary wants to import the best technology, and in some fields China is the best, in some cases far ahead of other countries,” Orbán said, according to the Hungarian government’s news site About Hungary. ” he said. He insisted that Hungary was the only country that was not “at war with” Ukraine and supported China’s “peace plan” for Ukraine, but his proposals were vague, such as “calming down as soon as possible.”
in him remarksMr. Xi claimed that he and Mr. Orban share “similar views and positions on international and regional affairs” and respect each other’s political systems.
China’s Foreign Ministry quoted Xi as saying, “Prime Minister Orbán and I agree that China and Hungary are good friends who always trust and support each other, and good partners who seek win-win cooperation for many years. ” he said. “We need to further strengthen relations and strengthen cooperation. …We both believe that deep political mutual trust has laid a solid foundation for China-Hungary relations.”
The Chinese government published a list of 18 agreements signed during Mr. Xi’s stay in Hungary. The first on the list expands China’s Belt and Road influence in Hungary. Belt and Road is a global infrastructure project in which China provides predatory loans to poor countries and pays Chinese companies to build roads, ports, and railways. Many Belt and Road participants have fallen into onerous debt traps and lost control of their projects to the Chinese government.
Some of the 18 agreements signed will expand cooperation between the two countries’ ministries of finance and increase investment, including in “green development.” One of the agreements establishes a protocol for the transfer of bovine semen, and the other regulates the import of cherries from Hungary. Additionally, the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding on “promoting supply chain cooperation between Chinese and Hungarian companies,” increasing the Hungarian economy’s dependence on Chinese factories.
Three of the agreements link China’s state propaganda agencies with Hungarian media.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian Said A press briefing on Friday reported that President Xi believes that relations between China and Hungary are “currently at the best state in history.”
“President Xi emphasized that China highly values Hungary’s long-term commitment to China-friendly policy and clear and firm support to China on issues related to Taiwan, Hong Kong and human rights.” Lin said, calling for “win-win cooperation within the country.” “Framework for the Belt and Road Initiative” etc.
Chinese state-run Global Times newspaper I clapped Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday dismissed national security concerns about China’s growing influence in his country.
“Hungary has never interfered with cultural exchanges between the two countries under the pretext of ‘national security,'” the newspaper said. Global Times I was praised. “Hungary leads Europe in Chinese language education. There are five Confucius Institutes in the country, and Chinese is included in the national education system and is a subject in university entrance exams.”
The report highlighted Hungary’s expansion of its electric vehicle industry and lithium-ion battery production as particular success stories.
“Currently, Hungary’s share of global lithium-ion battery production capacity is second only to the United States, making it one of the world’s leading high-tech markets,” the newspaper said. “At the same time, benefiting from Hungary’s favorable business environment, more and more Chinese companies are investing and establishing factories here, forming a virtuous cycle.”
Hungary is the final leg of Xi’s European tour, which included visits to France and Serbia before arriving in Budapest.
