Double Blow for Beijing as Italy Says ‘Ciao’ to Belt and Road Boondoggle — and Washington Jump Starts Investments in Africa
Prime Minister Meloni’s course correction on lopsided commercial deals is shot across the bow to China’s communist mandarins.

Communist China’s Belt and Road initiative is being dealt a serious blow this week as Italy officially quit it, a move that will complicate Beijing’s quest for domination of major global infrastructure projects. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday told reporters in the Bel Paese.
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