Dublin Plans to Twin with Beijing Despite China’s Poor Human Rights Record

In 2008 prior to Olympic games some councillors in Dublin tried to establish twinning relationship with Beijing.
Dublin Plans to Twin with Beijing Despite China’s Poor Human Rights Record
People walk past the front of the Government buildings in Dublin, on November 23, 2010. The city council has taken a narrow focus on the benefits that twinning with China might bring without looking at how the communist regime treats citizens. Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images
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People walk past the front of the Government buildings in Dublin, on November 23, 2010. The city council has taken a narrow focus on the benefits that twinning with China might bring without looking at how the communist regime treats citizens. (Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images)
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