“The Meloni government wanted to correct the pro-China line of previous governments but has no interest in straining relations with Beijing and avoid stepping into an anti-China crusade. Tajani may try to use the visit to give face to Beijing – for example by reaffirming support for the one-China principle – and bring back some practical benefits such as cultural agreements or luxury goods sales.”
Enrico Fardella (ChinaMed Project, T.wai & University of Naples L’Orientale) is interviewed in the article “Italian Foreign minister Antonio Tajani visits China as country’s participation in Belt and Road Initiative hangs in balance” on the South China Morning Post.
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Enrico Fardella is Director for Area Studies of the ChinaMed Business Program and Director of the ChinaMed Project. He is Associate Professor of the History Department of Peking University, Director of the Center for Mediterranean Area Studies of Peking University and Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars.
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