China, Italy
Italy's Silk Road withdrawal poses conundrum for Meloni's China agenda

Published on 14.09.2023 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during the G20 summit in New Delhi in September 2023. © EPA/MAXPPP

Under fire from her own government, the Italian prime minister faces renewed pressure to prevent Italy-China relations giving rise to a governmental or diplomatic crisis after the decision to pull out of Beijing's major New Silk Road project.

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