Péter Szijjártó also attended the military parade in Beijing, which was held on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the first large-scale Chinese show of force in six years. The real purpose of the event is not too hidden: to prove to Xi Jinping that China is the alternative to American hegemony. The kind of people who attended this event are revealing: Xi's guests were North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but there were also Aliyev, Lukashenko and other leaders who have systematically dismantled democratic values in their countries. From Europe, the participation of Slovakian Robert Fico and Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic caused controversy. We already knew that the Hungarian Foreign Minister is paying his respects in Beijing in the spirit of “East-West cooperation based on mutual respect,” but seeing our country’s top diplomat in the company of Kim Jong-un is still an interesting experience. Here it is (the highlights in the image were edited by me):

The Foreign Minister himself posted a picture showing everyone who matters at the Beijing meeting, but the above Chinese news agency picture perhaps better depicts the real balance of power. The details of the matter were already known earlier, but in its full, dark depths, during the hacker scandal exposed by 444, Márton Bede wrote about the concept of “betrayal of civilization”. You can read it here.