The absent taoiseach.
Avoiding the electorate like the plague.
What a traitorous and corrupt little weasel.
Taoiseach to visit China as Beijing shores up EU ties
Updated / Saturday, 3 Jan 2026 09:09
Micheál Martin will meet President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang in Beijing among senior officials
Taoiseach Micheál Martin will visit China from tomorrow, the Asian nation's foreign ministry said, the first such trip by a Taoiseach since 2012 as Beijing shores up ties with individual members of the European Union bloc.
On his trip that runs until Thursday, Mr Martin will meet President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang in Beijing among senior officials before heading to the commercial hub of Shanghai, the ministry said in a statement.
"China is willing to take this visit as an opportunity to enhance political mutual trust and expand mutually beneficial co-operation with Ireland," it added in today's statement.
The visit overlaps with one by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who is expected to discuss co-operation in artificial intelligence and cutting-edge tech with Xi