“There is the same general interest to get a foot in the door on investments,” he said. “I can imagine that Ireland, with austerity budgets for years to come, could need some Chinese investments."
As an alternative, Europe could place a call to Beijing to find out if China would like to commit some of its $2.6 trillion in reserves to keep European creditors whole. This would be an enormous opportunity for China to vault to a leading global role. Perhaps it was a good idea to place Min Zhu, a
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Curiosity Over China's Irish Interest (Published 2012)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-19/ireland-crisis-might-give-china-break-it-seeks-simon-johnson.html
Ireland at forefront of Chinese plans to conquer Europe
