Why is Hungary taking sides with China rather than with the EU and NATO?...

CA 9+ DW is a German public broadcast service. Wikipedia #Hungary #Orban #China Why is Hungary taking sides with China rather than with the EU and NATO? | DW News 39,750 views •Jun 8, 2021 1K 214 Share Save DW News 2.5M subscribers After China enacted a new security law that tightened its control over Hong Kong, the EU wanted to make a statement expressing its concern over the erosion of human rights. That statement was never made. Hungary put in a veto. Hungary has been defying consensus and using its veto card in the EU partly because it wants to increase its economic ties with China. And to do that, it needs to align itself politically with China. Hungary is both an EU and NATO member. But since Orban took office in 2010, he’s been openly pursuing an “Eastern Opening strategy” in the hopes of attracting Chinese investment. The coronavirus pandemic has moved this strategy forward. At the beginning of the pandemic Prime Minister Viktor Orban himself inspected tons of supplies that had arrived at the Budapest airport from China — ventilators, protective gear and more. In the latest move toward China, Hungary’s foreign minister announced the country would begin to produce China’s Sinopharm in 2022. Hungary is also the only country in the EU to inoculate its citizens with the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine. The implications of Hungary turning to China are concerning for the EU, especially for NATO security. A detailed report by Hungarian investigative outlet “Direkt36” documented how the country’s “Eastern Opening” policy creates a friendly environment for Chinese intelligence. In short: making Budapest a spy hub. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutsche... For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewell... ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch #Hungary #Orban #China 1,360 Comments Auggie Giuseppe Add a public comment... DAS GUPTA DAS GUPTA 3 days ago This consensus policy is the European union own policy, not imposed by others. 19 socal socal socal socal 2 days ago Nations have no permanent friends or allies, they only have permanent interest Lord Palmerston 38 Xu Bo Xu Bo 10 hours ago The Chinese is going to transport all their building materials to Hungary to build a university campus, any one believe this statement ? 6 Gilson Roland Gilson Roland 4 hours ago Never knew trade could be so challenging possibility turning you to millionaire, Kept running back to these YouTube videos to learn more about this your video is indeed helpful. Thanks 40 harry loo harry loo 4 hours ago Anyone with half a brain can see that all these "human right" issues are just talking point to gain negotiation leverage on economic deals over Beijing 1 Steven Tan Steven Tan 2 days ago It was the US that vetoed 3 times the UN Security Council draft resolution to call for a ceasefire in the recent Israel-Palestine conflict. 70 Andrew Andrew 3 days ago But I am sure Hungary will still be taking eu money 129 Rasputin Disclaimer101 Rasputin Disclaimer101 2 days ago "We" do not take responsibility for decisions taken by the 'viewer' based solely on the information provided in this video. "We" do not take responsibility for decisions taken by the 'viewer' based solely on the information provided in this virtual application. 'Listeners'/'Readers'/'Viewers'/'Transcenders' discernment and discretion is advised.