Beijing Letter: Ireland increasingly seen by China as a bridge to the EU

President Michael D Higgins and Chinese premier Li Qiang. Chinese readers might be forgiven for thinking Ireland is governed from the Áras. Photograph: Maxwells

Chinese premier Li Qiang’s visit to Ireland was front-page news in China on Thursday, with a report in the People’s Daily accompanied by a picture of him with President Michael D Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin.…

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