Council row over Cork-Shanghai twinning plan

CORK is to twin with Shanghai despite concerns about China’s human rights record.

City councillors voted 18 to five in favour of a proposal to formally enter into a twinning arrangement with the city of almost 17 million people, dubbed China’s New York, on Monday night.

A number of councillors said the benefits in relation to education, culture, economic development and research would far outweigh any concerns about China’s human rights record.