The Western information bubble only reports negative news about various Asian countries, even though we see that the world order is changing, and Asian countries have become stronger economically and politically. That is why the Hungarian government's opening to the east was a well-scheduled political decision that diversified our economic relations. It is often said that anyone who goes to Asia gets a culture shock, but today it is more shocking that China is really in the 21st century. century, and we are still in the XX. century, we are here in 2023. They are progressing at a tremendous pace in development and innovation, which Chinese society is actually happy about. We here are worried that they live in oppression, they need to be freed, but they don't feel that way, they enjoy the increase in their standard of living caused by technological development. We also know little about Southeast Asian countries, not many people have heard, for example, that Indonesia is predicted to become the fourth largest economic power in the world by 2040.

Among other things, we talked about these developments and trends with dr. With Levente Horváth, director of the Eurássia Center, in our latest podcast.

Cover photo: Levente Horváth, director of the Eurássia Center / Photo: civilek.info