Thousands of Hungarians Protest against building a campus of a university from China
On June 5, 2021, over 10,000 people protest the extention of #FudanUniversity from the People's Republic of China (#PRC) to #Budapest, #Hungary.
According to some leaked internal documents, the deal to build a 500,000 sq metre campus with an estimated cost of €1.5bn was signed between Prime Minister #ViktorOrban's government and the Shanghai-based university. It was also revealed that China will lend €1.3bn to Hungary as a loan.
Back in 2019, the University deleted references to "freedom of thought" from its charter.
Moreover, many Hungarians fear that this would become yet another part of China's debt diplomacy. The call for "No Fudan! West, not East!" was displayed at the protest.
Critics call the current pro-China Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban as China and Russia's "Trojan horse" inside the European Union and Nato.
Source: Stand News; AFP #Jun5
https://beta.thestandnews.com/international/%E5%B8%83%E9%81%94%E4%BD%A9%E6%96%AF%E9%80%BE%E8%90%AC%E4%BA%BA%E4%B8%8A%E8%A1%97%E5%8F%8D%E5%B0%8D%E5%BB%BA%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E5%BE%A9%E6%97%A6%E5%88%86%E6%A0%A1-%E5%9C%B0%E6%96%B9%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%8A%8A%E8%A1%97%E9%81%93%E6%94%B9%E5%90%8D-%E5%85%89%E5%BE%A9%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E9%81%93
On June 5, 2021, over 10,000 people protest the extention of #FudanUniversity from the People's Republic of China (#PRC) to #Budapest, #Hungary.
According to some leaked internal documents, the deal to build a 500,000 sq metre campus with an estimated cost of €1.5bn was signed between Prime Minister #ViktorOrban's government and the Shanghai-based university. It was also revealed that China will lend €1.3bn to Hungary as a loan.
Back in 2019, the University deleted references to "freedom of thought" from its charter.
Moreover, many Hungarians fear that this would become yet another part of China's debt diplomacy. The call for "No Fudan! West, not East!" was displayed at the protest.
Critics call the current pro-China Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban as China and Russia's "Trojan horse" inside the European Union and Nato.
Source: Stand News; AFP #Jun5
https://beta.thestandnews.com/international/%E5%B8%83%E9%81%94%E4%BD%A9%E6%96%AF%E9%80%BE%E8%90%AC%E4%BA%BA%E4%B8%8A%E8%A1%97%E5%8F%8D%E5%B0%8D%E5%BB%BA%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E5%BE%A9%E6%97%A6%E5%88%86%E6%A0%A1-%E5%9C%B0%E6%96%B9%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%8A%8A%E8%A1%97%E9%81%93%E6%94%B9%E5%90%8D-%E5%85%89%E5%BE%A9%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E9%81%93
立場新聞 Stand News
布達佩斯逾萬人上街反對建中國復旦分校 地方政府把街道改名「光復香港道」 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞
匈牙利首都布達佩斯（Budapest）於周六（5日）有民眾上街示威，反對政府准許中國上海復旦大學於首都布達佩斯...
Hungary's proposed Fudan campus stirred public anger, prime minister promised to hold referendum for public's decision
A proposed campus of China's Fudan University in Budapest, the Hungarian capital, sparked a demonstration by 10,000 people on the 5th of this month against it. Local media later quoted government officials as saying that a referendum was planned for early 2023, at which point the people of Budapest could decide whether they wanted the Fudan campus. Reuters reported that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán promised on Thursday (10) to hold a referendum on a planned campus establishment for Chinese Fudan University.
Hungary will hold a general election early next year, and analysts say Viktor Orbán is shelving the campus project to defuse political tensions.
Hungarian pro-government media quoted Gergely Gulyas, Minister of Office to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, saying that plans for a Fudan campus have not yet begun. He also said that a referendum would be held in Budapest in early 2023 after the plan takes shape, at which point locals can decide whether they want a Fudan campus. In the past, Orbán has given up on promoting unpopular projects, such as a tax on Internet traffic.
Source: Stand News #Jun06
https://bit.ly/3hktw16
#Hungary #FudanUni #Budapest #Orbán
A proposed campus of China's Fudan University in Budapest, the Hungarian capital, sparked a demonstration by 10,000 people on the 5th of this month against it. Local media later quoted government officials as saying that a referendum was planned for early 2023, at which point the people of Budapest could decide whether they wanted the Fudan campus. Reuters reported that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán promised on Thursday (10) to hold a referendum on a planned campus establishment for Chinese Fudan University.
Hungary will hold a general election early next year, and analysts say Viktor Orbán is shelving the campus project to defuse political tensions.
Hungarian pro-government media quoted Gergely Gulyas, Minister of Office to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, saying that plans for a Fudan campus have not yet begun. He also said that a referendum would be held in Budapest in early 2023 after the plan takes shape, at which point locals can decide whether they want a Fudan campus. In the past, Orbán has given up on promoting unpopular projects, such as a tax on Internet traffic.
Source: Stand News #Jun06
https://bit.ly/3hktw16
#Hungary #FudanUni #Budapest #Orbán