Hungarian-Chinese links have moved beyond protocol and involve close friendly relations in economic and cultural cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics stated on Wednesday.

At the second partnership conference of Hungarian and Chinese local councils he pointed out that that the success of cooperation is clear: twice as many Chinese participants and three times more Hungarians are attending the current conference than the first event in 2008. A total of 170 Chinese and 240 Hungarian local council representatives and businesspeople registered this year.

The sharp increase is partly the result of many personal links that were developed in recent years, Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics added.

(MTI, Ministry of Public Administration and Justice)