It was a pleasure to participate in the 2026 International Symposium on Irish Studies, hosted this year by #Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (SUIBE), and to hear the interesting explorations of the direction of Irish Studies in the AI era.

The Embassy was delighted to host students from the School of Medicine, University of Galway, participating in a Clinical Elective with Hebei Medical University and Hebei Children’s Hospital. We wish them all the best during their time and studies in China! @uniofgalway @Entirl

Congratulations to organisers, clubs, players who made the 2026 North Asian Gaelic Games in Shunde such a resounding success on Saturday. Catch up on all the best moments and highlights from the tournament below. 📺👇 @officialgaa @GAAAsia @dfatirl #GAA #Community #IrelandInChina

The food theme continues in Shanghai this week with Bakery China 2026 and the very impressive @tirlan_ stand. Great to see the continued popularity of Irish cream, cheese and butter amongst Chinese bakery professionals, with support as always from @Bordbia

Irish producers are in Shanghai for this year’s busy SIAL food and beverage expo. Great to see them connecting with longstanding customers and engaging with potential new partners, with fantastic support on the ground from @Bordbia and in collaboration with @EUdelChina

Leading social travel platform @hostelworld is hosting its APAC conference in #Shanghai this week. Delighted to meet the leadership and key partners, deliver welcome remarks, and hear about the future plans for this great Irish success story.

Brilliant chefs and amazing ingredients at the @Bordbia Flavours of Irish Seafood Star Chef competition. Great to see what the most talented young chefs in Shanghai can do with our blue lobster, brown crab, razor clams, and more. Congrats to winning restaurant Lunette by Amanda!

Great to welcome history-making 1976 UCD China Tour soccer group back to Shanghai where they met some of their opponents from fifty years ago, along with UCD alumni, and the current batch of Irish in China building bridges through sport, Shanghai GAA and Shanghai Celtic

📢 The Embassy is hiring! We are recruiting two Graduate Policy Officers. For the full advertisement and details on how to apply see our website 👉 ireland.ie/en/china/beijing/…

🤩From April 17–18, 2026, the European Union and all 27 Member States bring European Culture Street to Hangzhou's Qianjiang New City under the theme "One Street, Many Stories." Visitors here can experience an immersive journey across Europe – interactive country booths, live stage performances, an EU Geographical Indications exhibition, a passport stamping game, and even a "cycle-for-popcorn" green activity. 🎉✨EU Deputy Head Mattias Lentz called it a signature cultural diplomacy initiative, while Cyprus Ambassador Koula Sophianou emphasized "United in Diversity." @EUdelChina @ETC_Corporate @SophianouKoula @IrelandinSH @BEinShanghai @Latvia_China @visit_hungary @France_en_Chine @UIkoministerio @ChinaEUMission #WhatsonHangzhou #EuropeanCultureStreet #EU #exhibition #fashion #GI #shopping #tourism

Delighted to have @irlambchina Ambassador O’Brien in Hangzhou for the launch of #EuropeanCultureStreet. The Irish booth is proving very popular already!

Great to attend the first ever @GAAAsia tournament in Nanchang, together with clubs from all over China. Thanks to East China University of Technology for hosting, and fielding some promising young players!

In Nanchang, CG Murphy received a warm welcome from Jiangxi province Vice Governor Xia. He was also pleased to meet with the leadership and students of East China University of Technology, which has a long-established dual degree programme with @TUS_Athlone_

Delighted to see @IDAIRELAND feature so prominently at the first Overseas Investment Fair in Shanghai, and to speak on behalf of Team Ireland together with IDA’s Asia Pacific Director Paraic Hayes and China Director Jervy Zhang

Wrapping up his stay in Shanghai, Minister of State @jerrybuttimer was delighted to meet with Putuo district officials and health professionals at the Changzheng Community Health Center and hear about the practical Cork-Shanghai collaboration in the community health field

Minister of State @jerrybuttimer meets Shanghai Vice Mayor Zhang and attends the National Day reception in Shanghai for our diplomatic, community, business, and cultural contacts #SPD2026

Minister of State @jerrybuttimer was pleased to meet with @Entirl and @TourismIreland partners in Shanghai to discuss opportunities in China. #TeamIreland continues to promote Ireland and support trade, tourism and investment #working4irl #SPD2026

Minister of State @jerrybuttimer moved from Beijing to Shanghai today, and his first engagement was Food Ingredients China with @Bordbia, where he met several Irish dairy and other ingredients companies with ambitions to grow further in the China market #SPD2026 #GlobalIreland

Minister of State @jerrybuttimer was delighted to meet the Irish community in Beijing for a St Patrick’s Day reception at the Embassy, where we celebrated all things Irish including music, food, dance and sport #SPD2026 #GlobalIreland ☘️

Minister of State @jerrybuttimer was delighted to meet with University College Cork (UCC) in Beijing - an opportunity to highlight the growing higher education partnerships between Ireland and China @UCCInt