Visiting Hungarian Prime Minister Gyurcsany Ferenc on Tuesday
voiced opposition to a possible action by the European Union (EU)
to ban all Chinese toys into European market, saying it's not a
"fair play".
"Unqualified goods should be banned away from the market and its
producer is supposed to be responsible for that. However, to ban
all the kind of products from some country is not a fair play,"
Gyurcsany said at a press briefing.
He also urged the Chinese government to tell its producers to
follow the EU rules and standards, which are set to protect all
consumers.
China has suffered a string of safety scares with its products
at home and abroad, which included tainted wheat gluten for pet
food and children's toys found to contain excessive lead.
"What's behind these critics are anxieties of China's rapid
economic and social growth," Gyurcsany said, adding that the
mainstreams are the respect to the achievements China has made in
recent years.
More and more Hungarian people prefer to choose Chinese clothes
and goods, and a trade center for Chinese brands will be built in
Hungarian capital of Budapest, the PM said.
Gyurcsany arrived in Beijing on Sunday, kicking off an official
visit to China from September 2 to 5 as guest of his Chinese
counterpart Wen Jiabao.
He also attended an opening ceremony of the Hungary Festival on
Monday, a series of activities slated to be held in major Chinese
cities between September 2007 and April 2008.
Apart from Beijing, Gyurcsany will also visit China's financial
hub of Shanghai.
(Xinhua News Agency September 5, 2007)
