Tag: Fudan University Campus in Hungary

Hungary’s ‘Right Wing’ Government in Bed With China: Protests Against A Fudan Campus in Budapest

June 6, 2021
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Commentary China wants to start a university in Hungary, with Hungary’s own money paying for the privilege. On June 5, approximately 10,000 protested in Budapest against the proposed Fudan university campus. China is allegedly corrupting Hungarian leaders, and Hungary’s president has close ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The Hungarian people are right to…

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Hungarians Protest Against Planned Chinese University Campus

June 5, 2021
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BUDAPEST–Thousands of Hungarians, some of them holding banners declaring “Treason,” protested on Saturday against a Chinese university’s plans to open a campus in Budapest. Liberal opponents of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban accuse him of cozying up to China, and fear the campus could undercut the quality of higher education and help Beijing increase its…

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Relations Between Hungary and China Forcing EU to Reckon With China

May 25, 2021
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News Analysis Shanghai Fudan University, one of the top Chinese universities in the world, has signed a contract to set up a campus in Hungary’s capital, Budapest, triggering strong opposition from local governments and the general public. “According to Népszava’s survey, only a fifth of all people aware of the situation thinks that it would…

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Hungary Embraces China’s Belt & Road, Undermining Efforts to Curtail Human Rights Abuses

May 25, 2021
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News Analysis As the free world unites to condemn and penalize the human rights violations and aggressive expansion of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), one European country is moving against the tide. Hungary has demonstrated a firm pro-CCP stance in a series of recent events, after the European Union, the United States, the UK, and…

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