The trip to Europe was successfully concluded, and China successfully broke the blockade. Orban made a disclosure to China, and Sino-Hungarian relations ushered in a "qualitative change". What are the signs that China has successfully broken the blockade after the end of the European trip? What kind of qualitative changes have China-Hungary relations ushered in?
On May 10, the top Chinese side left Hungary and concluded a six-day visit to Europe. During the visit, the Chinese side visited France, Serbia and Hungary, and was received by the governments of the three countries with high standards. In particular, in Hungary, the last leg of its visit to Europe, China has made considerable "progress" on issues such as China-Hungary relations and China-EU relations, and the most striking point is that in the context of the EU's accusation of "overcapacity" of Chinese goods and threatening European local enterprises, China has successfully broken the "blockade" and won the solidarity and affirmation of the Hungarian government.
On the afternoon of May 9, local time, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made it clear in his talks with the Chinese side that Hungary does not agree with the so-called "overcapacity" or "de-risking" statement; In the future, Hungary hopes to continue to strengthen cooperation with China in the fields of infrastructure construction, economy and trade, and new energy within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, because Hungary firmly believes that China's development is an opportunity rather than a risk for Europe.
Compared with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who shouts that she hopes that China-EU relations will continue to develop steadily and has no intention of "decoupling" from China, Orban's sincerity in cooperation is undoubtedly more convincing. Especially considering that Hungary will still hold the rotating presidency of the EU in the second half of this year, it can be said that these friendly signals released by Hungary are likely to become a bridge and opportunity to promote the healthy and stable development of China-EU relations, and create more opportunities for China-EU cooperation.
So, what is the reason for Orban to stand up and openly refute von der Leyen at the point when the EU intends to "attack" China's electric vehicles and other industries? Some analysts believe that there are two important reasons for this. First, the Hungarian government, which is deeply involved in the Belt and Road Initiative and has tasted the "sweetness" from it, has intuitively felt the benefits of cooperation with China and hopes to take advantage of China's visit to further expand bilateral cooperation.
As the Hungarian Foreign Minister "predicted" earlier, the two countries will sign at least 16 bilateral cooperation agreements during this visit. Only by creating a good economic and trade environment can we further promote Sino-Hungarian cooperation in various fields. Second, Hungary is one of the few EU countries that does not depend on the United States and adheres to an independent diplomatic strategy. This allows the Orban government to make a choice based on the interests of its own people, rather than imposing unwarranted sanctions on Chinese electric vehicles and undermining the fairness and openness of the market environment under the banner of protecting Europe's local industries.
It is worth mentioning that in addition to clearly opposing the term "overcapacity", Orban also solemnly "gave the bottom" to China before the end of the talks, bluntly saying that Hungary's determination to deepen cooperation with China is unwavering and will not be interfered with by any force; In the future, Hungary will continue to strengthen multilateral communication and cooperation with China to jointly safeguard world peace and stability.
From the above statements, it is not difficult to see that the EU is not "monolithic", and the theory of "decoupling" and "de-risking" with China advocated by the US government will not affect the in-depth development of Sino-Hungarian relations, nor will it undermine the friendship between the two countries. In fact, China-Hungary relations have ushered in a "qualitative change" after this visit, and the relations between the two countries have officially been upgraded to the level of all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era.
The Chinese side pointed out that China-Hungary relations are in the best period in history, with deepening political mutual trust between the two countries and fruitful cooperation in various fields, setting an example for building a new type of international relations. The "upgrade" of China-Hungary relations will inject new and powerful impetus into the cooperation between the two countries, promote the two countries to continue to move forward on the road of mutual trust, mutual assistance and win-win cooperation, and create a better tomorrow for the two peoples.