Published: April 30th, 2021,
Last updated: June 29th, 2022
Things are running smoothly between Budapest and Beijing, unlike between Brussels and Beijing. In a video call between Victor Orbán and China’s President Xi Jinping, Xi announced that he had told the Hungarian prime minister „that his country appreciates that Hungary is pursuing a friendly policy towards China“. In addition to the exchange of pleasantries, the talks also focused on cooperation in the COVID-19 pandemic and the railway line between Budapest and Belgrade – and Orbán said he accepted an invitation to visit the Chinese capital.