Varadkar: EU must be less naive with countries that do not share its values

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar stressed that Ireland does not view China “as an enemy” but instead as a partner, noting the high levels of Chinese investment in the country.

The Taoiseach has said the EU needs “to be less naïve” about relations with countries that do not share the same values as the bloc’s member states. 

Leo Varadkar made the comments as EU leaders debated political and economic relations with China at a summit in Brussels on Friday.