Protesters in Debrecen are targeting a Chinese battery factory ahead of Hungary's general election. Demonstrators are calling for the departure of Chinese interests, indicating increasing political tensions in the region.

Travellers stepping out of the railway station at Hungary’s second-biggest city, Debrecen, are immediately greeted by a banner hanging over the street that reads “No battery, no deal”, “Debrecen belongs to Hungarians” and “Chinese, go home”. Targeting a mega-factory set up by Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL), it also calls for a protest on Saturday, on the eve of Sunday’s general election in the central European nation. Ahead of the elections, battery companies...