Apparently, Vice President Xi Jinping's visit to Ireland is considered a great success in Government circles. Quite why Ireland was the only EU country on his itinerary (which also included the USA and Turkey) has not been very clear, although it may have something to do with the Irish Government's apparent failure to raise specific human rights abuse cases although human rights in general "where on the agenda".

Xi Jinping displayed a keen interest in Irish agriculture and had a new born calf named after him on a visit to an Irish farm in Clare. The farmer informed him that the Irish traceability regulations were so strict that he knew more about where the calf came from than he knew about his own children...

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