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Matt Cooper: Our relationship with an increasingly dominant China demands scrutiny

The Minister for the Environment’s upcoming state visit to China – a country that has been expanding its influence globally, amid growing security concerns in the West – provides an opportunity for some much-needed public discussions

Xi Jinping, then China’s vice-president, kicks a Gaelic football at Croke Park in Dublin in February 2012 during a three-day visit to Ireland. Picture: Peter Muhly/Getty