Hungarian PM Viktor Orban only EU only leader in Beijing for BRI forum

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Hungary's strongman has sought to strengthen ties with countries outside the EU, mostly in fast-developing countries in Asia.
56% : Hungary is expected to double last year's investment record of €6.5bn, with much of those investments coming from Chinese companies, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto, after talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing.
54% : The Hungarian premier is one of the 20 heads of state and the only EU leader to attend the two-day Belt and Road Forum, which will commemorate the 10th anniversary of China's global infrastructure project to connect nations along the ancient Silk Road trade routes.
47% : The project has come to a standstill, as the Chinese constructor has been unable to supply the security system required to meet EU standards.

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