The China syndrome: Can Ireland speak truth to power? | Business Post

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Figures such as former taoiseach Enda Kenny defend cross-cultural bodies such as the Confucius Institute as ‘apolitical’. But as concerns grow over China’s human rights abuses, are they right to do so? AarRogan and WhyteBarry report.

Enda Kenny: ‘The Ireland China Institute is an independent think tank. It is apolitical.’ Picture: Bloomberg

Enda Kenny took a sip from his mug and unmuted his microphone on Zoom before he opened last Thursday’s Ireland China Institute conference by stating it was an “apolitical” body. The conference was about climate change and how the world’s great powers can better cooperate to tackle the problem, but the fact that it was being hosted by the UCD Confucius Institute had caused misgivings among academic staff who believe...

 

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AarRogan whytebarry Wasn't slithery Coveney on a jaunt over to China during the summer and not much was said when he arrived home ...

AarRogan whytebarry Confucius Institute, no more than British Institute, Geothe Institut, Alliance Française, Instituto Cervantes, is not a cross-cultural body. Otherwise, everything is politics and Enda is for sale to the highest bidder only.

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