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)