Feeling the bright future of China and Hungary, the moment of Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe丨From two vivid metaphors

In May, the fields of the Hungarian Great Plains are fragrant. Budapest, the "Pearl on the Danube", welcomed its long-awaited guests. At the warm invitation of President Schuyuk and Prime Minister Orban, President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to beautiful Hungary from May 8 to 10, local time.

Attended a grand welcome ceremony at the Buda Palace, held talks with Hungarian leaders, and jointly met with reporters... Returning to his hometown after 15 years, President Xi Jinping talked about friendship and cooperation with Hungarian friends, and drew a new blueprint for the development of China-Hungary relations in the new era.

△At noon on May 10, local time, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan were invited to attend a farewell event held by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his wife in Budapest.

"Micro Observation of Current Affairs" takes you through two vivid metaphors to feel the friendship and bright future between China and Hungary.

——Traditional friendship is fragrant, sweet, mellow and long-lasting

"They introduced that she was the little girl who gave me flowers 15 years ago. She was only 6 years old at the time, and now she has grown up." On the morning of May 9, local time, President Xi Jinping held a meeting with Hungarian President Schuyuk. A warm scene upon arriving in Budapest.

The name of the little girl mentioned by President Xi is Ola Tamara. In October 2009, when then Vice President Xi Jinping visited Hungary, Euler, as a children's representative, presented him with flowers. Later, Euler entered the first Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Central and Eastern Europe that uses Chinese and native language teaching, and can speak fluent Chinese. She named herself Tongman in Chinese.

Today, Euler has grown into a college student. The other two students who came with her to greet President Xi and lay flowers were also from the Hungarian-Chinese Bilingual School.

△On the evening of May 8, local time, at the Budapest International Airport in Hungary, Hungarian girl Ola Tamara took a group photo with two students from the Hungarian-Chinese Bilingual School who attended the welcome ceremony.

15 years ago, Xi Jinping visited the Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school during his visit to Hungary and used the ancient Chinese saying "it takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people" to express his message for the development of the school.

With the concern of all parties, since its establishment 20 years ago, the Hungarian-Chinese Bilingual School has expanded to 12 grades, 20 classes, and more than 500 students, cultivating a batch of successors to inherit the friendship between China and Hungary.

"I was so moved at that time." President Xi Jinping said to President Shuyuk, "From a little girl to a beautiful girl, doesn't this symbolize the growth of China-Hungary friendship?"

△On May 3, 2024, Baoyi, a third-year student at the Hungarian-Chinese Bilingual School, showed off her giant panda image art work.

"Good friends are more precious than gold." People-to-people bonds are the source of vitality for the development of China-Hungary relations. In recent years, people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two countries have taken greater and greater steps, and the foundation of friendship between the two peoples has become stronger and stronger——

Many Chinese universities have opened Hungarian language majors, and Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms are very popular in Hungary. Local exchanges are active and active, with the number of direct passenger flights between the two countries reaching double digits every week, and measures to facilitate personnel exchanges continue to be implemented and bear fruit.

As President Xi Jinping said: "The traditional friendship between China and Hungary is like Hungary's Tokaji wine, fragrant, sweet, mellow and long-lasting."

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Hungary, and the development of China-Hungary relations has ushered in new important opportunities.

"The two sides have established a high level of political mutual trust, and bilateral relations have entered the best period in history and sailed into the 'golden channel.'" President Xi Jinping wrote in a signed article published by "Hungarian National Newspaper".

On the afternoon of May 9, local time, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Orban announced that they would upgrade China-Hungary relations to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era. When jointly meeting reporters, President Xi once again used the "golden channel" as a metaphor and expressed his "willingness to use this as a new starting point to promote China-Hungary relations and practical cooperation to enter the golden channel."

In June 2015, Hungary became the first European country to sign an intergovernmental cooperation document on the Belt and Road Initiative with China, opening the door for the successful integration of the Belt and Road Initiative and Hungary's "Opening East" strategy. In May 2017, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Orban jointly announced the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

"Although this visit was not long, we had full and in-depth communication and reached many important consensuses. We decided to establish an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era and push the relations between the two countries to unprecedented new heights." Farewell trip on the banks of the Danube River During the event, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Orban sat by the window and had an in-depth talk.

△The 3rd China-Central and Eastern European Countries Expo and International Consumer Goods Expo Central and Eastern Europe Pavilion

Under the personal care and strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, China-Hungary connectivity continues to deepen.

At present, the Hungarian section of the Hungary-Serbia Railway has entered the stage of comprehensive track laying construction. Once completed, it will further strengthen Hungary's position as a transportation hub in Central and Eastern Europe. With the help of platforms such as the China International Import Expo and the China-Central and Eastern European Countries Expo, Hungary's high-quality products continue to increase their visibility in the Chinese market. Hungary has become one of the Central and Eastern European countries with the largest number of licenses to export agricultural products to China.

New energy vehicles have entered the Hungarian market, power battery companies have invested and set up factories in Hungary, and photovoltaic projects are helping Hungary’s green development... Hungary is China’s number one investment destination and important trading partner in Central and Eastern Europe.

Focusing on high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", China and Hungary have deepened practical cooperation in various fields such as investment, infrastructure construction, finance, new energy, and communication technology, and jointly injected impetus into the recovery of the world economy.

△On July 29, 2022, the China-Europe train line from Hefei, Anhui to Budapest was officially opened.

Those who are like-minded can travel across mountains and seas to take a win-win road.

In the new era and new journey, friends from China and Hungary will continue to write new stories of friendship, draw new chapters of cooperation, and jointly open up a bright future for the two peoples.

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