Sir, - I was stunned to silence, on watching RTE's six o' clock news on Tuesday, by the report on the Chinese Premier's visit to Kerry.
At an event hosted by Enterprise Ireland, Mr Zhu criticised the Irish media for giving the wrong impression of China. He said that all he had read about was media reports about Falun Gong, human rights and Tibet and added "nothing more!" At this last comment he laughed and the audience at the event laughed along with him!
I understand that economic links with China could benefit Ireland, but at what price? Are we happy to laugh in the face of intense human suffering and degradation and pay homage to the Chinese Premier in order to enlarge our coffers? - Yours, etc.,
Aine Mulroy, Tuam Road, Galway.