The "High-Quality Joint Construction of the 'Belt and Road' Theme Seminar" was held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, on the 23rd.Experts attending the meeting believed that under the framework of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", China and Hungary have made great progress in cooperation in various fields such as politics and economy, and suggested that the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" should continue to deepen the friendly relations between China and Hungary.Hungary has long firmly adhered to a friendly policy towards China. It was the first European country to sign an intergovernmental cooperation document with China on the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and actively supports the joint construction of the "Belt and Road".Horvath Levent (Chinese name Levent), director of the Eurasian Center at John von Neumann University in Hungary, said at the meeting that Hungary’s “opening to the east” strategy positions itself as a bridge connecting the East and the West. .Hungary hopes to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results and promote cooperative development through the "Opening East" strategy and the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative.In this regard, Hungary has already achieved good results and there is still more room for improvement in the future.Gergei Saulat (Chinese name Shaolat), a researcher at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs, said that Hungary actively participates in the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” because Hungary and China have many similarities, and both countries regard connectivity as a key development direction, the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" has become an important platform for the two countries to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation.As a member of the European Unio, Hungary strongly supports the joint construction of the “Belt and Road Initiative”, which will also help it strengthen connectivity with countries around the world and increase cooperation opportunities with other countries.
The joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative has entered its 11th year. Against the background of the in-depth integration of Hungary's "Opening East" strategy and the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative, China-Hungary cooperation in various fields has achieved fruitful results in recent years.This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Hungary. Experts at the meeting believed that promoting high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" will bring more development opportunities to the two countries and deepen China-Hungary friendship.Morditz Czombau, head of the School of International Relations at Hungary's Matthias Corvinus College, said that after Hungary implemented the "Opening to the East" strategy, the proportion of its foreign direct investment funds came from China. has increased from the original 1% to 9%, making Hungary's foreign investment composition more diversified and conducive to Hungary's economic security.Take the automobile industry as an example. The scale of the value chain of automobile manufacturing and related industries can reach 15% of Hungary's GDP. To maintain the position of this industry in the global value chain, investment and investment in China's new energy vehicles and related industries are needed. Technology, which will become an important area of future cooperation between Hungary and China.Banhidi Ferenc, a professor at the Pazmany Peter Catholic University in Hungary, said that cooperation between China and Hungary in the digital field is a typical successful case of bilateral cooperation.He believes that this field contains huge potential, and Chinese companies in e-commerce, mobile communications and other industries can bring important enabling effects to various fields in Hungary.Next, the information industry should be combined with the new energy industry, and the construction of charging facilities, information management systems and other facilities should be considered to more effectively promote the transformation and upgrading of the Hungarian economy.In this regard, the overseas teams of Chinese companies have strong capabilities and can play an important role.
Regarding some noises from individual countries about jointly building the "Belt and Road", Kisej Zoltan, director of the Political Analysis Center of the Hungarian Sazodweg Institute, said that the "Belt and Road" is an important step for co-building countries to face the current situation and development. The common solutions proposed by the demand embody the concept of mutual benefit.There are some voices from outside making noises about the joint construction of the "One Belt, One Road" and Hungary-China relations, which are essentially motivated by the so-called "big power competition."He said that there is no future for opposing the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and that the only option in the end should still be cooperation.The seminar was hosted by the Xinhua News Agency Research Institute.Experts from the Xinhua News Agency Research Institute introduced the research results of Xinhua News Agency’s national high-end think tank to the guests.In April 2019, the Xinhua News Agency Research Institute and 15 Chinese and foreign think tanks jointly initiated the establishment of the "Belt and Road" International Think Tank Cooperation Committee. Currently, more than 130 global think tanks have participated, and have launched think tank reports such as "The Belt and Road Development Studies". achieve widespread impact.
