China confirms resumption of Irish beef exports and easing of travel rules

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Chinese premier Li Qiang at Farmleigh House in Phoenix Park in Dublin on Wednesday. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images Irish beef exports to China can resume immediately after the Chinese government confirmed it would reopen its market during the visit to Dublin of premier Li Qiang. The announcement was made by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar after his meeting with Mr Li, who is widely seen as the second most powerful figure in China after president Xi Jinping. Bilateral relations including trade and economic ties, EU-China relations and issues such as climate change and wars in the…