“Italy gained no economic return whatsoever, while other EU countries who refused to sign the MoU on the Belt and Road Initiative gained more economic benefits.”
Enrico Fardella (ChinaMed Project, T.wai & University of Naples L’Orientale) is interviewed in the article “Where did China’s belt and road plans go wrong in Italy?” on the South China Morning Post.
Head of Project
Enrico Fardella is Director of the ChinaMed Project developed by the TOChina Hub, an integrated academic platform of the University of Turin, T.wai and ESCP Business School. He is Associate Professor at the University of Naples “L'Orientale” and Visiting Scholar at John Cabot University.
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