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We are now living most dangerous moments in world politics: Hungary PM

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  • Source: Agencies
  • 22 Jul 2023 19:43
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The "million dollar question" that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban asked is whether such a conflict between the US and China can be avoided. 

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  • Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban holds a year end international press conference at the government headquarters in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)
    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban holds a year-end international press conference at the government headquarters in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday that the decline of the US is paving the way for the country to head towards a possible conflict with China. 

But the "million dollar question," he said, is whether such a conflict can be avoided. 

"We are now seeing that America's dominance on the world stage is constantly shrinking... We are now living through the most dangerous moments in world politics when the number one world power sees that it is slipping into second place... We are moving toward a clash day by day. The million dollar question is whether it is possible to avoid a collision," Orban said in the Romanian city of Baile Tusnad, as aired by the М1 broadcaster.  

Citing several successful Chinese projects, including the Belt and Road Initiative, the BRICS organization, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, he further noted that it is "an inconvenient truth" for the US that "the current processes favor Asia and China in terms of economy, technological development, and military power."

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, for instance, has "resources for development [that] are several times greater than those of all Western countries."  

The Hungarian official also made reference to a long-term plan "to make China great again" and a medium-term program to "restore dominance in Asia that existed before the West's arrival." 

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"On the current trajectory of relations, I think some military conflict is probable," Kissinger said in the interview. "The current trajectory of relations must be altered."

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