Tag: China
Ireland’s Golden Visa Blunder: Did Chinese Intelligence Benefit from Visa Scheme?
The Irish government has opted to close its “golden visa” scheme in recent weeks, as the exploitation of the system by Chinese assets has spooked the government amidst growing concerns over Chinese activities in Europe. Ostensibly marketed towards Irish Americans,...
The Wakasugi Files: Are the CCP Penetrating the Irish Establishment?
In May 2019, a memorandum of understanding between the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and the Irish think tank AsiaMatters was concluded. At the ceremony, former Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney delivered a speech expressing his...
Young Fine Gael and the Yellow Peril: Hawkish NeoCons Play Diplomat
IntroductionThe hawkish Neoconservatism of Young Fine Gael is on display recently in an ominous policy paper document regarding the future of Irish-Chinese relations. The YFG hierarchy has dictated the state’s recommended approach to Ireland’s diplomatic relations, with the hypothetical prompt...
Richard O’Halloran : An Actual Case for Foreign Intervention
The Irish Government and its quango-class loves berating foreign countries over their human rights abuses - whether it be threatening the Taliban to allow free flow of migrants into the West to supporting CIA-inspired colour revolutionaries in Belarus, or any...
Asia Ascendeth: Will Multipolarity Benefit Ireland?
‘In any case, if the foreseeable future is not nuclear, it will be Asiatic, some combination of Japan’s advanced technology with China’s resourceful landmass. Europe and the United States will then be, simply, irrelevant to the world that matters’ —...
Spiritual Opium: Ireland Must Follow China’s Example in Regulating Online Gaming
China’s government has banned those under the age of 18 from playing online video games, except between the times of 8pm to 9pm, on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. The move by the CCCP comes hot on the heels of...
How Much Did the Irish Times Get Paid to Syndicate CCP Propaganda?
In between ritualistic denouncements of both the far right and lockdown scepticism, the Irish Times took time out this week to print a full page paid advertisement singing the praises of China's ruling CCP. Syndicated in their Wednesday edition, the...
Nextpolis – Why Did The Irish Government Consider Selling Parts of Ireland For a Chinese City-State
A bout of mild mortification gripped the Department of Foreign Affairs this week, or at least should have, following a revelation by The Times newspaper. The revelation was of lobbying by property magnate Ivan Ko, who sought to plant a...
Ireland is Wasting Time Tackling Climate Change
There’s been a lot of talk about climate change recently, this time spawned by the COP24 summit. However, despite this resurgence, we’ve heard nothing new. Reduce this, disaster that, “think of the coral reefs!” etc etc. According to this recent...