IRISH EXAMINER: Human rights abuse is no joke

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September 7, 2001

I was stunned to silence on watching RTE’s 6pm news on Tuesday (September 4), and the report relating to the Chinese Premier’s visit to Kerry.

At an event hosted by Enterprise Ireland, the Premier criticised the Irish media for giving the wrong impression of China.

He said all he had read about was reports about Falun Gong, human rights and Tibet. At this last comment he laughed and the audience laughed with him.

I understand that economic links with China could benefit Ireland, but at what price?

Are we happy to laugh in the face of intense human suffering and degradation and pay homage to the Chinese Premier in order to increase our coffers?

Aíne Mulroy,
Tuam Road,
Galway.


Source: http://www.examiner.ie/nuapublish/np/NP/WPBTool/WPBWebPageH/sport/Full_Story?did=sgu99iDHw{{Y

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