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China, Italy
China tests waters with Meloni's Italy

The Chinese Communist Party is looking to see if Giorgia Meloni's government will open Italy to Chinese investment again. Its overtures have been ignored for the moment but bi-lateral cooperation opportunities are real. [...]

Published on 17/11/2022 at 07:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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