China says Tánaiste made ‘groundless accusations’ in speech

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In his speech, Micheál Martin said China’s worldview was 'different from ours' in terms of interests and values, which the Chinese embassy described as an 'overexaggeration'. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times The Chinese Embassy has criticised Tánaiste Micheál Martin’s foreign policy speech on relations between Ireland and China saying it “overexaggerated” the differences between the two countries. It also said Mr Martin made “groundless” accusations related to Taiwan, Xinjiang and Hong Kong which it views as “interfering in China’s internal affairs”. The Embassy took issue with the concept of “de-risking” relations that has arisen recently in European Union and...