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Data of hundreds of influential Hungarian people included in mysterious Chinese list
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A Chinese list containing personal information of 2.4 million people was released. There are 710 Hungarians whose data and the data of their relatives are also on the list. Who are they? What does China want to do with it?
A mysterious list was released to the public in September, containing personal information about 2.4 million people and organisations.
Such an enormous list of people’s personal information is unprecedented. The list was assembled by a Chinese corporation called Shenzhen Zhenhua Data Information Technology, known to have ties to the Chinese government and military.
The list contains 710 Hungarian names, and Szabad Európa was able to identify 393. Most of the people on the list are politicians, but it also includes data of diplomats, judges, police captains, and even state companies and their employees. China was apparently also interested in certain Hungarian state assets, as many are included in the list.
Whose data?
Most of the data belongs to current or former parliament members and their family members. For example, the children of Viktor Orbán, Antal Rogán, and Lajos Kósa are all on the list. There are several state-owned companies listed also, including the Central Hungarian Bank, the Hungarian National Asset Management Inc., and MÁV-START Ltd. Basically, anyone with some influence in the country, including judges, office captains, and clergyman, seem to be of interest to China.
As a result of the white elephant of a railway line from Budapest to Belgrade, the Hungarian government and its Contractor pals are in bed with the Chinese for decades to come irrespective of global politics.