Warm welcome for Chinese president contrasts with rest of EU, with up to 18 cooperation agreements expected
in a show of warmth that contrasts with wariness in the rest of the EU about China’s stance on trade, global politics and human rights.in five years, Xi was given a ceremonial welcome by Hungary’s president, Tamás Sulyok, at Buda castle, in Budapest, before talks with Viktor Orbán. The Hungarian prime minister, the EU’s longest-serving leader, has sought to deepen ties with Beijing and blocked EU motions criticising China’s human-rights abuses.
The EU in 2019 declared China “a systemic rival” and the European Commission president, Ursula Von der Leyen, said last year thatPhotograph: Dénes Erdős/AP “The two sides should adhere to win-win cooperation, expand cooperation in various fields within the framework of the Belt and Road cooperation, and synergise their respective development strategies,” Xi said.Hungary’s foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, has said 16-18 cooperation agreements would be signed during Xi’s visit, one of which could be a large-scale infrastructure scheme within China’s vast Belt and Road project.
Márton Tompos said the men, all wearing red baseball caps, confronted him to make sure no flags or symbols referencing Tibet or Taiwan, claimed by China, would be hung on the route of Xi’s motorcade.
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