We report exclusively that Wang Lutong, head of the European Affairs Department of Beijing’s Foreign Ministry, travelled to Italy to discuss the renewal of the Belt and...
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Two influential members of Brothers of Italy and the League indicate the executive is leaning toward not renewing the Belt and Road Initiative deal that binds Rome to...
Allies are looking to the Meloni government as it deals with the matter of Italy’s adherence to the Chinese power project, up for renewal next year. The choice will be...
The former governor of Delaware, who’s close to President Biden, might take the top job in Rome. Geopolitical challenges requiring close allied coordination, such as the...
Ambassador Jia Guide flaunts the export figures and suggests more and better business if the Italian government expands ties with China – and refrains from walking back...
Bloomberg revealed that Italian officials visited Taiwan to discuss strengthening cooperation on semiconductors. In exchange, Rome might be willing not to renew the...
According to Bloomberg, the government is considering the use of its Golden Power to reduce the Chinese partner’s influence over the Italian tyre maker. Another piece in...
PM Meloni underscored the port of call’s strategic importance, while Berlusconi, more explicitly, warned against “unfriendly” Chinese aims. Meanwhile, the government is...
Beppe Grillo asked MPs to make the Taranto port of call (which is sensitive for NATO activities) a junction of the maritime Belt and Road Initiative. The government...
As the Memorandum of Understanding keeping Italy in the Belt and Road Agreement is up for renewal, Minister Lollobrigida – a close ally of PM Meloni – stressed that the...