Dublin, Feb. 19 -- Members of the Hong Kong and Uyghur communities in Ireland have urged the government to bring up the issue of transnational persecution during their scheduled meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Dublin.

According to a report by The Irish Times, Wang, who is also a member of the Chinese Communist Party's Politburo, attended the Munich Security Conference and spoke with top European leaders over the weekend before flying to Dublin to meet with Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Tanaiste Simon Harris.

"Demand concrete actions concerning acts of transnational repression, genocide, and politically motivated imprisonment perpetrated by the People's Republic of China [PRC]," said a statement from organizations that re...