CPC publicity head meets Hungarian PM, sees release of Xi Jinping's book

Liu Qibao (L), member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, and Matrai Marta, executive vice chairman of the Hungarian National Assembly, attend the release ceremony of the Hungarian version of Chinese President Xi Jinping's book "Xi Jinping: the Governance of China" in Budapest, Hungary, on April 24, 2017. [Photo: Xinhua/Ye Pingfan]

Liu Qibao, the head of publicity for the Communist Party of China, has met with Hungary's Prime Minister in Budapest.

Liu Qibao has told Viktor Orban that China wants to increase trade and cultural cooperation with Hungary through the "Belt and Road" initiative and the "16 plus 1" framework, which groups China and countries in Central and Eastern Europe.

Orban said the Hungarian government, as well as his political party, also want to maintain and grow bilateral ties.

As part of his time in Budapest, Liu Qibao has also attended a ceremony to mark the release of the Hungarian language edition of the Chinese President's book "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China."

He said the Hungarian language edition of the book will open a new window of China to the Hungarian people, and promote their understanding of China's development concept and policies.

The book contains speeches, talks, interviews, notes and letters of Xi Jinping between November 2012 and June 2014.

It has been translated into 19 languages.