Ambassador O’Brien was delighted to welcome officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and China Customs to the Embassy, on the 20th anniversary of the Knowledge Transfer Programme. It was an opportunity to celebrate and strengthen Ireland-China cooperation.

During his visit to Beijing this week, Minister Lawless @lawlessj had a productive meeting with his counterpart Minister of Science and Technology, Hejun Yin, where they discussed bilateral relations,Ireland’s STI policies and signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding.

Ambassador O’Brien addressed the audience at GIPE 2026, where Ireland and Croatia were countries of honor. Celebrating the quality, heritage and tradition behind our geographical indications, and strengthening EU-China ties. #GIPE2026

Ambassador O'Brien was delighted to welcome the President of the European Economic and Social Committee, Séamus Boland, to the Embassy. President Boland is in China to participate in the 21st EU-China Roundtable to promote civil society dialogue @dfatirl @EU_EESC

Ambassador O’Brien was delighted to host a reception for the 57th Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues. Together with delegates from EU, UN FAO and others we celebrate 6 decades of international cooperation protecting consumer health @Agriculture_IE @FAOWHOCodex

The GAA World Games in Waterford this month saw teams from around the world gather to celebrate the global growth of Irish sports. We’re delighted to see the growth of GAA in China. Watch the players' inspiring stories here📺👇@GAAAsia @officialgaa @dfatirl #GAA #sportsdiplomacy

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Chengdu for WHAT IS THE WORD, presented by Pan Pan. As part of #Beckett120, the film was screened at the Chengdu European Culture Season Film Week hosted by @CD_Discovery – a cinematic journey into Samuel Beckett’s rarely performed poetry.

Ambassador O’Brien was delighted to welcome @DCU students to the Embassy today to congratulate them on becoming finalists in the 2026 Global Development Public Policy Youth Innovation Contest – great to hear about their innovative project to promote the Irish language.

We were delighted to have Yeats Water visit the Embassy today with their premium, Irish products. We will happily be using their products at meetings with high-level visitors going forward.

Several regions in China are experiencing extreme weather due to Typhoon Bavi, expected to make landfall on the east coast tonight. Irish citizens should follow the advice of local authorities and seek shelter. In an emergency, the Embassy can be contacted at +86 138 0105 6774

The Irish Embassy in Beijing opened our gates and welcomed over 3,000 people to our two-day Discovering Ireland festival in July, bringing Irish culture, sports, music, dance, poetry, film and much more to our guests. Check out the best moments and join the fun!

A delightful and inspiring performance by the astral Irish choir during the Discovering Ireland days in Embassy Beijing. It is a matter of pride to see Chinese children take such an interest in Irish culture!

Ambassador O’Brien met today with Ken Wu, President of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA). They discussed Ireland-China bilateral relations and explored opportunities for strengthened people-to-people engagement.

The Irish Embassy continues to bring Irish culture to China with two film screenings this week: Listen to the Land Speak, and Arracht.  They were very well received by the Chinese audience, who appreciated the opportunity to view Irish films @MacallaTeo @CrossingTheLineFilms