Peng calls for closer friendship between peoples

Peng Liyuan, wife of President Xi Jinping, visited the Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school and the Buda Castle in Budapest on Thursday, where she called for closer people-to-people exchanges and stronger friendship between China and Hungary.

Accompanied by Aniko Levai, wife of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Peng watched classes on Chinese language and traditional Chinese culture such as paper cutting and calligraphy, and had cordial exchanges with students at the bilingual school.

The school is a symbol of friendship between China and Hungary, Peng said, adding that she was pleased to see the students speak Chinese very well.