China, Hungary pledge closer cooperation on security, economy

Visiting senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Chen Wenqing met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest on Friday, as both sides vowed to deepen cooperation on national sovereignty, law enforcement, and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Chen, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, said that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, the relationship between China and Hungary has been elevated to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for the new era.

At its best in history, the bilateral relationship has broad development prospects, Chen said.

China firmly supports Hungary on its independence and autonomy in exploring a development path that suits its national conditions, and also supports Hungary's efforts to safeguard national sovereignty and security and oppose interference from external forces, Chen said.

To implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, Chen said China is willing to work with Hungary to deepen high-level political mutual trust, broaden exchanges and cooperation in fields such as economy and trade, law enforcement and security as well as justice, and ensure the sound business environment for both enterprises and the safety of both peoples and their property.

In such efforts, the two countries will continue to play an exemplary role in the high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road as well as in the cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries, and enhance the steady and long-term development of China-Europe relations, Chen said.

Orban said that Chinese President Xi Jinping's historic and successful visit to Hungary last May has laid a solid foundation for the in-depth development of bilateral relations and cooperation in various fields.

The Hungarian prime minister said the country will continue to deepen cooperation with China in areas including economy and trade, law enforcement and security, and safeguard the common interests of both sides in a bid to bring more benefits to the peoples of the two countries.

During the visit, Chen also met respectively with Hungarian Minister of Interior Sandor Pinter and State Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office Ors Farkas.

China, Hungary pledge closer cooperation on security, economy

Xi'an, the capital city of what is now northwest China's Shaanxi Province, has played a pivotal role in facilitating China's exchanges with the rest of the world through the ancient Silk Road.

The city, which was called Chang'an in ancient China, served as the starting point of the Silk Road. Chang'an was the capital city of several ancient Chinese dynasties, including the Western Han and the Tang, from 202 BC to AD 907.

Stepping out of the Xi'an Railway Station, one will encounter the colossal ruins of the Danfeng Gate of the Daming Palace. This gate was the national gateway of the Tang Dynasty (618-907).

Over 1,300 years ago, envoys from all nations from every corner of the world would pass through this very gate to pay homage to what was then the world's most powerful empire.

In Istanbul, the Topkapi Palace Museum, built in 1478, was the heart of the Ottoman Empire.

As camel bells echoed across deserts from Chang'an and merchant ships sailed oceans from east China's Quanzhou City, treasures of civilization from ancient China ultimately settled within this museum.

Its collections include vast numbers of Chinese paintings, calligraphy, and precious gold and silver artifacts, among them 12,000 pieces of Chinese porcelain.

At the Topkapi Palace Museum, these porcelain wares now stand on display for the world, telling a history of civilizational exchange spanning Eurasia.

Northwest China's Xi'an plays pivotal role in boosting ancient exchanges with outside world