„Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, and Wen Jiabao appeared the best of long-time friends after the Chinese premier’s visit to Budapest this weekend. Orban waxed lyrical about the warm relationship and possibilities for cooperation between the two countries, and beamed with pride as a dozen agreements were initialled by various parties in the two countries’ delegations.
On the surface Orban has reason to. The agreements could make Hungary the preferred gateway for Chinese goods to central and eastern Europe, and create thousands of jobs. At least that is the Magyars’ hope. (...)