Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 14 December 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence
Post-Brexit Trade Opportunities: Asia Matters
9:00 am
Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source
I thank Mr. Murray for attending. I agree there are great opportunities in Asia. I have been to China on a number of occasions in a private capacity. Last year, I visited with a group of Galway businesses as part of a delegation to Huzhou. We met the secretary of the Communist Party there. He organised a banquet for us on the night. I was sitting beside him and the biggest discussion was on Brexit, its impact on Ireland and what would occur if the Chinese invested in Ireland. When the Chinese invest, they want something back. There must always be something in it for them.
With regard to food, I met our ambassador at a reception in Huzhou. He came down from Hong Kong. I believe he has moved to the United Arab Emirates now. What was his name?
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