REDEFINE (Hungary): Interview with an investigative journalist C

This document forms part of the REDEFINE research project (ERC Grant No. 885475), funded by the European Research Council. REDEFINE focuses on the dynamics and effects of China’s large-scale infrastructure investments in Europe, with a focus on Germany, Greece, Hungary, and the UK. Through multi-sited fieldwork and interdisciplinary analysis, the project seeks to understand the evolving relations between China and Europe and to assess what this means for politics, economic growth and development more broadly.This anonymised transcript presents a semi-structured interview conducted with an investigative journalist C. The conversation contributes to REDEFINE’s case study of Chinese investment in Budapest-Belgrade Railway upgrade. All identifying details have been removed, and informed consent for participation and data use was obtained.

本文件为REDEFINE研究项目的组成部分，该项目由欧洲研究委员会（European Research Council，ERC）资助，资助编号为885475。REDEFINE聚焦于中国在欧洲开展的大规模基础设施投资的运行动态与影响效应，研究覆盖德国、希腊、匈牙利及英国四国。本项目通过多地点田野调查与跨学科分析，旨在厘清中欧双边关系的演变脉络，并全面评估该关系对政治领域、经济增长及整体发展的深层意义。本匿名转录文本为与调查记者C开展的半结构化访谈实录，该访谈为REDEFINE项目针对布达佩斯-贝尔格莱德铁路升级项目中中国投资的案例研究提供数据支撑。所有可识别的个人信息均已做匿名化处理，且已获取受访者参与研究及数据使用的知情同意。