Chinese electric cars to be built in Hungary
Saturday, November 11th, 2023A pro-government author welcomes the giant Chinese investment project Hungary has almost certainly snitched from Germany. READ MORE
A travelogue on PM Orbán’s visit to China
Saturday, October 28th, 2023A member of the delegation that accompanied the Prime Minister to China to attend the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative describes her positive impressions there. READ MORE
PM Orbán attends the Road and Belt summit in China
Wednesday, October 18th, 2023A pro-government columnist thinks Hungary can be a bridge between East and West. READ MORE
Further comments on US visa waiver restrictions
Friday, August 4th, 2023Although the new restriction on visa-free travel to the United States is largely symbolic, the issue has stirred strong emotional reactions in the Hungarian media. READ MORE
Ruminations on Ukraine war
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023Right-wing commentators contend that the war in Ukraine is unlikely to end unless the US makes a U-turn. A left-wing commentator is confident that Russia will lose the war. READ MORE
Row over Hungary’s lost Winter Olympics gold
Friday, February 11th, 2022A left-wing commentator believes the government should protest against the disqualification of the Hungarian winner of the speed skating short track event in Peking. A pro-government commentator expresses his outrage at the judges’ decision. READ MORE
Commentator warns against new Cold War
Wednesday, December 29th, 2021A pro-government analyst advises the Western world to open a new, blank page in its relations with Russia and stop waging what he describes as a Cold War against two eastern giants, Russia and China simultaneously. READ MORE
Opposition protests against Fudan university
Tuesday, June 8th, 2021Commentators express strongly opposing views about the planned Chinese university campus in Budapest, and its implications. READ MORE
Left-wing Budapest city leaders oppose Chinese University
Friday, June 4th, 2021A left-wing commentator describes the plan to set up a Chinese university in Budapest as an expression of Chinese expansionist policies, while a China expert warns against offending China. READ MORE
Competing visions of colonisation
Thursday, April 29th, 2021A left-wing columnist fears that Chinese and Russian investment will weaken Hungary’s economic and cultural sovereignty. A pro-government commentator, on the other hand, sees EU federalization as the gravest threat to Hungary’s independence and freedom. READ MORE