China–Ireland relations

Sino-Irish relations

China	Ireland

Embassy of Ireland in China

China–Ireland relations are interstate relations of China and Ireland. Both countries established diplomatic relations on June 22, 1979. Both countries exchanged ambassadors in 1980. Ireland has an embassy in Beijing, a general consulate in Shanghai and an honorary consulate in Hong Kong. China has an embassy in Dublin.

There are around 16,500 people of Chinese descent living in Ireland, largely concentrated in the cities of Limerick and Dublin.

See also

In contrast to the old North American Chinatowns, signs in Dublin's small Chinatown predominantly use Simplified Chinese characters, indicating the residents' comparatively recent PRC provenance.

• Foreign relations of China
• Foreign relations of the Republic of Ireland
• Overseas Chinese
• The Chieftains in China from the 1983 visit of the Chieftains to China

External links

• Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Ireland
• Chinese embassy in Dublin
• Irish embassy in Beijing
• Xi Jinping Interview with Irish Times