VW faced criticism about its presence in China’s western region of Xinjiang, where the government is alleged to have pushed Muslim Uyghurs and other minorities into jobs programmes as part of an effort to force them to assimilate
Micheál Martin s comments this week warning that the Government and private sector need to be "realistic" and "clear-eyed" about China s strategic objectives did not go unnoticed by the superpower. They come at a particularly delicate time when China is beginning to re-engage with Europe
It comes as staff at Government departments and agencies have been told to remove TikTok from their official devices following a detailed risk review by the National Cyber Security Centre