STORY: Conference held to mark 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China, Hungary
SHOOTING TIME: Sept. 20, 2024
DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:51
LOCATION: Budapest
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the conference
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GONG TAO, Chinese ambassador to Hungary
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Hungarian): ATTILA HIDEGH, Deputy state secretary for international cooperation of Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JUDIT EVA NAGY, President of the Hungarian-Chinese Friendship Association
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LEVENTE HORVATH, Director of the Eurasia Center of the John von Neumann University in Hungary
6. various of Hungary-China cooperation

STORYLINE:

A special conference marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Hungary was held in Budapest on Friday.

The event, organized by the Chinese Embassy in Hungary and the Hungarian-Chinese Friendship Association, featured high-level speakers, including Hungarian and Chinese officials.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GONG TAO, Chinese ambassador to Hungary
"Win-win cooperation is a distinctive feature of China-Hungary relations. The two countries have continued to deepen their pragmatic cooperation in various fields such as trade, investment, infrastructure, finance, new energy, and communication technology, and have delivered excellent results in jointly building the 'Belt and Road'."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Hungarian): ATTILA HIDEGH, Deputy state secretary for international cooperation of Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
"We may proudly conclude that the 75-year-old Hungary-China relations have passed the test of times.
Our bilateral connections, based on traditional friendship and mutual respect, despite the challenges posed by world politics and the global economy, have undergone remarkable development."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JUDIT EVA NAGY, President of the Hungarian-Chinese Friendship Association
"The Chinese-Hungarian relations today are much better than ever. The understanding is better than before. People became more interested in each other's culture, and they became more open to each other's culture."

SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LEVENTE HORVATH, Director of the Eurasia Center of the John von Neumann University in Hungary
"For us in Hungary, many large Chinese companies invested in Hungary, which provides a lot of jobs and economic benefits. BYD and other first-class Chinese companies investing here also bring us a lot of convenience and technological development, allowing Hungary to achieve higher quality growth in a better and faster way."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Budapest.
(XHTV)