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He Xiangdong, Chinese ambassador to Ireland, said on the 4th that the bilateral trade volume between China and Ireland in 2021 will exceed 20 billion US dollars for the first time, reaching 22.95 billion US dollars.

He Xiangdong said at the video working conference of the Irish Chamber of Commerce of Chinese-funded Enterprises that the trade between China and Ireland continued to maintain a rapid development trend last year, and the bilateral trade volume increased by 27.2% year-on-year. Among them, China's exports to Ireland were US$5.32 billion, an increase of 33.2%; China's imports from Ireland were 176.3%. billion, an increase of 25.5%. This proves the complementarity and huge potential of the bilateral economic and trade relations between China and Ireland.

He Xiangdong expressed the hope that local Chinese-funded enterprises will make new and greater contributions to the development of China-Ireland economic and trade relations.