Budapest’s Q Contemporary Art Gallery founded by Hong Kong-born businesswoman Queenie Rosita Law

Hungary-China relations are stable, underpinned good cooperation at a personal level fostered through education and culture, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said at the opening ceremony of the Q Contemporary art gallery in Budapest.

Hungary and China maintain predictable and mutually respectful relations, including with Hong Kong, abiding by the “one country, two systems” principle, Szijjártó said at the event.

Hungary would have barely survived the pandemic without the medical PPE and other equipment from China, he said at the museum founded by Hong Kong-born businesswoman Queenie Rosita Law.

When it comes to bilateral cooperation, records are being smashed every year, he said, adding that relations should not be expressed in just numbers but also at a human level through education and culture.

Budapest is home to five Confucius Institutes, while Beijing has hosted the Hungarian Cultural Institute for almost a decade, Szijjártó noted.