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China is ready to strengthen strategic communication with Ireland and expand practical cooperation, while aiming to achieve mutually beneficial results, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin on Monday.

Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin urged 'open trade' in talks with China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, during a five-day visit aimed at strengthening economic ties with the world's second-largest economy.

China’s reliance on Venezuelan oil supplies is currently manageable, bolstered by significant reserves of sanctioned crude stored offshore.

BEIJING -- Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng on Monday emphasized that China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) should strengthen economic ties and forge new prospects for win-win cooperation.

BEIJING/SAO PAULO — China will impose an added 55 percent tariff on beef imports that exceed quota levels from key suppliers including Brazil, Australia and the U.S. in a move

Martin, the first Irish Taoiseach to visit Beijing in 14 years, said that Ireland recognises China's "indispensable role" in ​the world, underlining China's peacekeeping efforts, and stressed Ireland's stance on open trade.

Consumers must now pay a 13 percent value-added tax for contraception including condoms, after Beijing removed exemptions on the products.

The U.S. attack on Venezuela will embolden China to strengthen its territorial claims over areas such as Taiwan and parts of the South China Sea but will not hasten any potential invasion of Taiwan, analysts said.