The Foreign Minister of Ireland refutes that Europe was sandwiched between China and t

Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin refutes that Europe was sandwiched between Beijing and Washington and criticized China's human rights issues and its position on the Russian and Ukraine War.

According to Bloomberg, Martin, who concurrently served as the Vice Premier of Ireland (May 2), said in a speech in Dublin, "Many people are discussing the competition in the United States and China, and the EU needs to avoid being sandwiched in these twoBetween the hegemon; to establish and maintain its 'strategic autonomy' ", but he" disagree with this saying. "

Previously, when French President Macron ended his visit to China, he emphasizedEurope should avoid being involved in the Taiwan Strait crisis, seeking strategic autonomy, and should not be the vassal and followers of the United States.

Martin said that Ireland will continue to maintain a steady trade relationship with China, and at the same time is committed to working hard to cope with climate change, pursue sustainable development and human rights, and establish a global trade and investment system.

But he criticized Beijing to refuse to recognize Russia's war on Ukraine, and urged China to use its "important influence" to end Moscow's invasion.

On the issue of Taiwan, Martin called on mainland China to avoid upgrading the situation and emphasized that "any attempt to change the status quo by force is unacceptable."He also added that Ireland continued to respect a Chinese policy.

Martin also quoted a UN report to criticize China's human rights issues. This report pointed out that Xinjiang has arbitrarily and discriminatory detention of Uyghur and other minority members of Muslims.He said that the report said that this situation "may constitute international crimes, especially anti -human crimes."

Martin said that Irish officials will continue to visit China and support enterprises and bilateral trade.

He also added that "but we are not naive", "China's worldview is different from us. Our interests and values are different. This reality will inevitably affect our way of communication."

It is understood that the total bilateral trade between Ireland and China reached 34.5 billion euros (about S $ 50.7 billion) in 2021.