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Supporters of China hold Chinese flags in the Buda Castle close to the route of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s motorcade prior to the Chinese President's meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on 9 May 2024 in Budapest.

Chinese Investments in Serbia and Hungary – Filling the Void Left by the US?

‘Hungary insists on following its own path: it stands up for its sovereignty, it defends families, its borders, and its economy. At the same time, it is open to the world, and wants to engage with all players around the globe, which includes skilfully attracting investments from the East, including Asia. But it does not want to lecture other countries; it does not want to be on bad terms with other countries, and it does not want to get into ideological debates. It wants growth, it wants security, and it wants peace.’

Carlos Roa: ‘The visit of the Chinese President to Budapest is a geopolitical signal’

Xi Jinping’s visit to Europe—the first in five years—is expected to be mainly business. The Chinese president is coming primarily to conclude new deals in the three countries he visited: France, Serbia, and Hungary. According to Carlos Roa, a guest researcher at the Danube Institute, Western analysts view the visit of the large Chinese delegation with concern for this very reason, as the trip seems more like a geopolitical signal.

David Cameron and Péter Szijjártó in their meeting on 8 May 2024 in London.

Szijjártó Meets Cameron in London, Delivers Remarks at Chatham House

The Hungarian Foreign Minister was in London on Wednesday for talks with his UK counterpart, David Cameron, discussing the war in Ukraine, migration, and energy issues. Péter Szijjártó also participated in a panel discussion at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, arguing, among other things, for the need to replace the Brussels leadership.

Jacques-Louis David, Oath of the Horatii (Le Serment des Horaces) (1784). Musée du Louvre, Paris, France

Constitutionally Immune to International Disorders Affecting Sovereignty

‘Democracy, as a concept, is inherently subject to interpretation and enforcement from within. This underscores the imperative: political disputes find resolution within domestic arenas and nowhere else, and unwavering loyalty is owed solely to one’s political adversaries, without allegiance to any foreign entity.’

Demonstrators prepare to confront police who are planning to break up an encampment on the campus of the Art Institute of Chicago after students established a protest encampment on the grounds on May 04, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.

Hiding Behind Palestinian Human Rights, Antisemitism Sets US Universities Ablaze

While the intensity of the widespread protests across the country obviously varies from university to university, students seem to have come a long way from peacefully expressing solidarity with Palestinian civilians and opposition to the war. The slogans accusing Israel of genocide, calling for a free Palestine and relativising Hamas’ atrocities are only the mildest versions of the chants repeated by the students. According to a Jewish-American student at Columbia University, he has heard chants on campus in recent weeks such as “Burn Tel Aviv to the ground’; “Globalize the Intifada”; “We are Hamas”; “October 7 will happen again and again”, and “Go back to Poland”.

An aerial photo shows the West Land Sea New Channel train waiting to depart from the railway Container Centre station in Chongqing, China, 22 October 2023.

China’s Apparent Belt & Road Initiative Impasse

‘It was thought that the BRI, aside enhancing China’s geo-political clout, would have not just boosted trade and growth, it would have also created sustainable development and social stability in the countries involved. On the contrary, the social impact of large infrastructure projects were are often implemented through human rights violations.’

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