Opposition forces Orbán into U-turn over Chinese campus plan in Budapest

With a general election due next year, Hungary's government has put the divisive project in the capital's heart on hold

Protests against the construction of a Chinese university in Budapest have energised the Hungarian opposition ahead of elections next year, and forced the government into a rare U-turn.

Outrage at plans to build a campus of Shanghai's Fudan University became a rallying cry for the opposition, drawing thousands to protest in defiance of government regulations