Micheál Martin’s visit to China this week was the first by a sitting Taoiseach since 2012 and his hosts gave him the full, red carpet treatment. This included meetings with the top three figures in the Communist Party hierarchy: President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang and National People’s Congress chairman Zhao Leji.

Throughout his four days in Beijing and Shanghai, the Taoiseach’s primary focus was on t

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