On Jan 6 in Beijing, Chinese premier Li Qiang welcomed Ireland’s taoiseach Micheal Martin at the Great Hall of the People for a win-win handshake 🤝
Li highlighted the strong economic complementarity between China and Ireland and called for:
- 🔗 Closer alignment of development strategies
- 📈 Expanded trade via the China International Import Expo & the Trade in Services Fair
- 🌱 Deeper green energy tie-ups (solar, wind)
- 💻 Joint pushes in digital economy & AI
- 🔬 Life sciences breakthroughs and talent exchanges
They also agreed to back multilateralism at the UN and promote free trade. With Ireland set to hold the EU rotating presidency in H2 2026, China hopes Dublin will boost China-EU cooperation 😊
Martin, on an official visit, echoed the enthusiasm—keen on more trade, investment, science/tech, healthcare, agriculture and green projects, plus student and cultural exchanges across Asia and beyond. Ireland even invited more Chinese enterprises to invest in its startups and manufacturing hubs.
For young pros from Mumbai to Manila, this China-Ireland collab could spark fresh opportunities—from AI hackathons to sustainable tech internships. Let’s watch this win-win story unfold! 🚀
Reference(s):
Premier Li calls for higher level of win-win results with Ireland
cgtn.com
