Chinese Embassy hits back at Tánaiste's 'clear-eyed' warning

The embassy said that the Tánaiste made 'groundless accusations' against China on issues related to Taiwan, Xinjiang, and Hong Kong.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin had said China’s proposals for peace have not acknowledged that Russia started the war, and it is Russia that must end it. File picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Chinese Embassy has warned Tánaiste Micheál Martin’s comments could risk a “brighter future” for the relationship between the two countries.

In a statement issued to the Irish Examiner, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ambassador to Ireland, He Xiangdong, said “China always stands on the side of peace,” when referring to the war in Ukraine.