China offered to support longtime strategic partner Hungary on public security issues, going beyond trade and investment relations, during a rare meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orban just as NATO struggles to expand its network in Europe. China hopes to deepen law enforcement and security ties with Hungary as the two mark their 75th year of diplomatic relations, Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong told Orban last week, the official Xinhua news agency said. During a visit to Budapest, Wang said he hoped such efforts would be "a new highlight of bilateral relations" in areas like combating terrorism and transnational crimes.
In Unusual Move, China Offers To Back Hungary In Security Matters
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (right) and his Chinese counterpart, Li Qiang, review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony in Beijing on October 16, 2023.