On November 23, 2023, Special Representative of the Chinese Government on European Affairs Wu Hongbo visited Hungary, during which he met with State Secretary for Security Policy and Energy Security Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Sztáray. The two sides had an exchange of views mainly on China-Hungary relations, China-Europe relations, and the current prominent international and regional hotspot issues. Special Representative Wu highly appreciated Hungary's support for Belt and Road cooperation and its active participation in the Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries. Both sides agreed that efforts should be made to further deepen practical cooperation in various fields between the two countries and continue to write new chapters for China-Hungary friendship and cooperation.

During the visit, Special Representative Wu, upon invitation, attended and addressed the opening ceremony of the fourth conference of the Budapest Eurasia Forum, introducing China's outstanding contribution to sustainable development and putting forward five proposals for future development. More than one hundred people, including Governor of the Central Bank of Hungary Matolcsy György, Hungarian Minister of Finance Mihály Varga, as well as government officials, business leaders, think tank scholars and others from the Eurasian region, attended the forum.