May 2012 A version of this article was printed in The Irish Vegetarian , Issue 138, Spring 2013 Following the recent visit of the People’s Republic of China Vice President, Xi Jinping, to Ireland in February, along with a return trip to China by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny and a number of Ministers the following month, there was a general sense of confidence from TDs and comments in the national press. Mr Xi, who is tipped to be the next Chinese leader, and a 150-member delegation together with five Chinese government ministers, discussed trade and investment opportunities with Mr Kenny during his stay. An agreement to develop trade and investment between the two nations was signed at a forum hosted by Enterprise Ireland. This deal aims to promote trade, especially in the a rea of education, agriculture, and food. In the Sunday Business Post (19 February), Simon Coveney, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, said “a political and comme...
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