Mr Kenny is aiming to increase Chinese investment in Ireland. He said that China and Ireland both had "a knowledge-based economy built on innovation and technology, and our companies have all the elements for working more closely together."
China is the world's second-largest economy, while Ireland is in 42nd place, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In November 2010, Ireland needed 85bn euros ($112bn; £71bn) of emergency loans from the IMF and European Union, as it struggled to cope with big debts and the high cost of its borrowing.
This was as a result of a collapse in the Irish property market following the global financial crisis.
Mr Kenny praised China's support for efforts to solve the wider sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone.
"We have greatly appreciated the positive signals from China in support of Europe's efforts to resolve the sovereign debt crisis," he said.
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