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.

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Italy's prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, left, and President Xi at Beijing in 2019. Parker Song - Pool/Getty Images

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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