What’s happening in Budapest? Chinese volunteer gendarmes won’t let any flags be displayed except the Chinese – VIDEO
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Budapest last night and will stay until tomorrow. Ever since before his arrival, Chinese people living in Hungary have been doing some questionable things.
- Márton Tompos, the vice-president of opposition party Momentum, wanted to put up an EU flag in Budapest but was prevented by Chinese volunteers in red caps.
- Tímea Szabó, co-chair of the opposition Párbeszéd party, hung a Tibetan flag from her window and within minutes received threats from Hungarian House Speaker László Kövér and the secret service.
- Within minutes, the Tibetan flag of the president of the Tibetan Aid Society (Tibeti Segítő Társaság) was covered with Chinese flags by Chinese activists on Gellért Hill.
It seems that no flags other than that of China can be displayed in Budapest while Xi Jinping is in the city, Index reports.
This is evidenced by the video that Momentum’s Márton Tompos made at the Elisabeth Bridge, where he wanted to put up EU flags, but red-capped “volunteers” working for the Asian country’s embassy refused to let him do so. He was even questioned about what flags he wanted to put up and why.
“Budapest is full of Chinese volunteer gendarmes in red caps to protect Xi Jinping, aka Winnie the Pooh, from the “unfriendly” Tibetan and Taiwanese flags”, the politician wrote in a comment to the video. “Of course, when the camera came out, they forgot Hungarian immediately, as they spoke the language perfectly well,” he added.
On Wednesday, Tímea Szabó, co-chair of the Párbeszéd party, planned to greet the Chinese president with a Tibetan flag, and hung one from her office window. Shortly afterwards, “the office was informed that László Kövér and the secret service ‘knew about it'”, she wrote.
As she said, the Tibetan flag “is not a forbidden symbol of authoritarianism, it is not indecent, and there is no law against displaying it”. He said that not being able to protest against Chinese “human rights abuses, oppression of Tibet or the battery-isation” was nonsense, and that Viktor Orbán should not be bowing down to “Eastern dictators”.
According to Telex, before the arrival of Xi Jinping, Tibor Hendrey, president of the Tibet Aid Society, stretched a Tibetan flag on the fence of the cross on Gellért Hill, which was covered up by a Chinese flag within minutes by activists.
Hendrey later said that he was checked by the police three times that day. According to witnesses, the police only checked Hungarians at the scene, and no Chinese at all.
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15 Comments
There should only two flags displayed, Hungarian and Chinese. No true Hungarian wants to offend a visitor to the country. The left is failed in Hungary again, the socialists were not allowed to throw a temper tantrum in public.
Anyone who is offended by free speech and expression should not come to Europe. Everyone has the right to protest – period.
No mariavontheresa. There should be only a Chinese flag since the Viktator sold Hungary to China.
@mvt, it’s not offending, it’s called freedom of expression. if he gets offended by a flag, then it means that the message sent by a flag it’s true otherwise he should not care at al about any flags. i’m so sorry that Hungary is on on the way of dictatorship.
The “opposition” is very fond of flying all kinds of flags… – except Hungary’s. None of them would ever seek to hoist and fly the Hungarian tricolor with this much fervor and gusto. Even their election posters have either no flags or, in one glaring example (she knows who she is!), prominently displays just the E.U. rag.
These people work and care for everybody except Hungary and Hungarians. Yuck.
Punch them in the mouth and see what happens
“Offend a Visitor” ???
WHY is he VISITING ?
History never Lies, and what keeps un-folding under the Victor Orban – Fidesz Government, in there Partnership / Relationship with China, will be to the ABSOLUTE detriment to Hungary.
We KNOW your Membership of Fidesz – mariavontheresa.
We KNOW your belief in that Victor Orban is the “Demigod” of Hungary.
14 years – look at the GARGANTUAN mess he and the Orban – Fidesz Government – HAVE delivered to Hungary.
We Know, that he is for Europe, through “observing” your commentary’s over time, your BELIEF, that Orban, is the way, through his TRUTH, through his Words, his Thoughts and Actions – inclusive of DEEDS, for “personal” gain and Fidesz – that Orban for you – mariavonthereesa, from the country / or your couch of the “Maple Leaf” – your ADORATION.
Hungary – that “bears witness” to being the VICTIM, through Victor Orban, the DISTALLATION of DEMOCRACY.
WHAT and it will be DESERVING, what WRATH, is coming on the Orban – Fidesz Government, under the POWER of DEMOCRACY.
Why is the President of China visiting – your “place of birth” – marievontheresa ???
I can see quite a few Hungarian flags in opposition support pictures.
https://dailynewshungary.com/masses-on-peter-magyars-rally-today-photos/
Can´t you really see any, Michael?? Time for you to visit an Optometrist then.
Sad how freedom of expression in Hungary is being denied by foreign security agents. Hard to imagine this would be allowed in a civilized society – Chinese agents patrolling streets of a nation´s capital and threatening local citizens without consequences. Scary.
Enjoy these days when you’re allowed to even discuss these things. Hungary is on the wrong side of the coming conflicts and her people will suffer like in Belarus and Georgia.
Slave nation. Hungary is more middle eastern than European.
Orbánistan is becoming the parody of a Stalinist country. Parody because unlike the USSR, a giant in all aspects, Orbánistan is by all means an insignificant dwarf.
It’s ok if the Chinese investments
Coming to Hungary!
But Chinese police stationed in
Budapest ?
This is to much.
Money is important but selling the
Hungarian independence..for exchange
Money?
Simply make me sick!
Oh the FIDEZ path to communism has lined the pockets of a few with riches a plenty… but it’s not here the real trouble lies. Greed and power feed one another and Orban has become a bit the overstuffed swine fed and fattened by the adoring masses. Let the Xi, Putin, Orban love fest continue while Hungarians are pushed further out of the Europe they have plundered.
Good manners should be exhibited when a foreign leader is invited, especially one that can be helpful for the country.
Russia has not managed to brainwash Hungarians over 40 years of occupation. China will not do any better.
Is it advantageous to be an EU member? EU media continually slanders Hungarian internal policies. The EU continually taking the country to court because Hungary wants to maintain its culture and language by keeping out uneducated illegals; the laws protecting children from LGBT brainwashing, the non-participation in the Ukraine/Russia continually irritates the EU. The worst sin of the country according to the US is throwing out Soros, Biden’s big supporters; to get even, Biden sent the Hungarian hater Pressman to represent the US.
How can Hungary the country survive, probably by coexisting with Russia, China, EU and US and declaring neutrality. It was time to put an end to EU/US tyranny.
It is unbelievable that Orbán’s Government allows foreign police in red hats to boss Hungarians around in their own country. This is outrageous.
Perhaps these Police in red hats will be Orbán’s new AVH.
It is unfortunate that, once again, the hated red flag was flying in Budapest. The freedom fighters of 1956 are turning over their graves.
Orbán is failing the side, and I never imagined him abandoning the pragmatic Hungarian approach to achieving objectives.