Hungary's plans for Chinese university campus spark intense backlash

Beijing-friendly PM reels amid 70% opposition to facility on donated land

RINTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

VIENNA -- Plans for a Chinese university to build a satellite campus on donated riverfront land in Budapest have sparked protests and threaten to derail Prime Minister Viktor Orban's pro-Beijing agenda in a country that has maintained strong ties with China.

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