Micheál Martin meets China's Xi Jinping hailing 'long-standing relationship'

Taoiseach Micheál Martin, second right, talks to Chinese president Xi Jinping, third left, during the bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Picture: AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, hailing the "deep and long-standing relationship between our two countries".

Mr Martin arrived at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing early on Monday morning, becoming the first Taoiseach since Enda Kenny to meet the Chinese leader.