On December 16, 2024, an International Symposium on Employment and Social Security was held in Ürümqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Province, where international experts and representatives of organizations discussed the economic and social development of Xinjiang. Roland Poczai, Secretary-General of the Hungarian-Chinese Investment Roundtable and a member of the Hungarian-Chinese Young Friends Association, praised the province's employment and welfare reforms, which improve living conditions and create social stability. The conference emphasized the importance of international cooperation and closer ties between Hungary and China, and envisioned the possibility of sister city cooperation between Xinjiang and Hungarian cities.
ABOUT THE ROUND TABLE
The Hungarian Government and the People's Republic of China signed an agreement on the "One Belt, One Road" intergovernmental strategic cooperation in 2023. The Hungarian-Chinese Investment Roundtable is an independent expert panel that, by making proposals, providing opinions and advice, helps the two countries to effectively and successfully achieve their strategic and agreed-upon goals, and also contributes to the preparation and implementation of bilateral cooperation and projects.
The Hungarian-Chinese Investment Roundtable aims to deepen the Hungarian-Chinese comprehensive strategic partnership and promote cooperation along common interests, including in the fields of economy, trade, agriculture, investment, transport, education, science and technology, healthcare, sports, culture and tourism.
The founders decided to open a Chinese representative office of the Roundtable, to create a project preparation and qualification portal, and to develop a database of investment locations based on local government areas. In addition, plans include the creation of a qualified supplier and contractor database to promote the role of the Hungarian SME sector.
The Round Table is also planning to launch an entrepreneurial business club called the "Eurasia Club" in order to build more informal relationships.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ROUND TABLE
Janzsó Tamás
women
President of the Hungarian Industrial Parks Association and the Hungarian Logistics Parks Association
Horváth Levente
vice president
Founding Director of the Eurasia Center, former Consul General of Hungary in Shanghai
Gu Quan
vice president
Executive Director of the China Trade and Information Center
Gerhard Ákos
vice president
European Association of Hungarian Local Governments
Kaczmarczyk Gábor
presidential chief of staff
Iriminage Consulting
Poczai Roland
secretary general
Chief professional advisor of the Hungarian Industrial Parks Association and the Hungarian Logistics Parks Association
Activities
Project preparation and qualification
The Roundtable plans to create a project preparation and qualification portal that will allow the Roundtable's expert panel to learn about investments planned by Chinese investors in a transparent manner, evaluate them, and prepare their feasibility.
Strategic consulting, investment and professional support
The Roundtable supports businesses in implementing the objectives of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative with an advisory and proposal role, and also provides potential investment opportunities for Hungarian and Chinese businesses, as well as helping to find investors for specific projects and nurturing and building relationships.
Supporting sustainability and green innovation projects
The Roundtable pays special attention to the development of environmentally friendly technologies and the achievement of green economic goals.
Networking - Eurasia Club
The Round Table organizes various forums, meetings and conferences where Hungarian and Chinese businessmen, entrepreneurs and investors can directly connect with each other, share their experiences and present their projects.
On Thursday, November 21, 2024, the Eurasia Forum was organized by the Magyar Nemzeti Bank for the fifth time, and was opened by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and György Matolcsy, Governor of the MNB. At the event, both speakers emphasized the growing importance of Eurasia in the global economic and geopolitical restructuring, and they expressed complementary thoughts on the challenges and opportunities of the new world order.
The Eurasia Center and Fudan University organized an international conference entitled “China and Europe Cooperation in the Era of Great Transformation” on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Hungarian-Chinese and European-Chinese diplomatic relations. The event took place at Café Gerbeaud in Budapest on November 20. The conference was attended by many prominent public figures and experts, including András László, MEP, Gong Tao, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Norbert Csizmadia, President of the John Neumann Foundation for University, and Levente Horváth, Director of the Eurasia Center and Vice-Chairman of the Hungarian-Chinese Investment Roundtable.
The inaugural meeting of the Hungarian-Chinese Investment Roundtable was held in the Gábor Baross Hall of the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry on October 31, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. The event aims to provide a new, structured framework through which business and government actors from Hungary and China can work together to implement the goals of the “One Belt, One Road” strategic agreement, and to promote the deepening of economic, diplomatic and sustainability cooperation between the two countries.