Hungary PM Orban Confirms Referendum on Chinese University After Protest

Hungary PM Orban Confirms Referendum on Chinese University After Protest
Demonstrators take part in a protest against the planned construction of Chinese Fudan university campus in Budapest, Hungary, on June 5, 2021. Ferenc Isza/AFP via Getty Images
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Hungary’s premier Viktor Orban confirmed on Thursday that there will be a referendum on a planned establishment of a campus for Chinese Fudan university, which had triggered a protest over the weekend.

Orban, who faces elections in early 2022, has shelved plans for the Chinese school for now which analysts have said was aimed to defuse political tensions and take the steam out of the opposition’s campaign against the university.