His influence there has been so pronounced that an entire book, Bernard Shaw and China (2007), is devoted to it. One reason might be that in China, as in Ireland, the written word has been regarded as a potent agent for social change. For its part, China too has changed Ireland – though research on this topic is still negligible. Today China is learning about Ireland through Riverdance and U2, through the visits of contemporary musicians, playwrights and poets. She currently lectures for the Chinese Studies MPhil at Trinity College Dublin.

Source: The Irish Times February 05, 2020 05:15 UTC