(FILES) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on April 25, 2019, as part of the second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in Beijing. As one of China's closest allies in Europe, Hungary will seek to strengthen its ties with the Asian power, when President Xi Jinping wraps up his European tour in Budapest from May 8, 2024. (Photo by Andrea VERDELLI / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ANDREA VERDELLI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)