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ORBÁN: HUNGARIAN FIRMS HAVE FUTURE IN CHINA

Hungarian businesses have good prospects in China, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. Addressing the opening of the Hungarian pavilion at the Chinese International Import Expo (CIIE), the prime minister said that Hungary and China can be proud of the partnership they have built despite the distance between them. Building on this partnership, Hungarian businesses can find their future in China, which he said was also indicated during his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday. Orbán called Shanghai "the most Hungarian city in China", making reference to the several landmark buildings designed by Hungarian-born architect László Hudec, who worked in the city as chief architect between 1918 and 1945. Orbán was heading a delegation that included the foreign affairs and trade minister, the IT minister and the farm minister. The prime minister also held talks with the president of the Bank of China. Orbán praised cooperation with the bank, the presence of which in Budapest he said was reassuring for Chinese businesses planning investments in Hungary. Chen Siqing informed Orbán about plans to expand the bank's operations in Hungary.