“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
Prof. Enrico Fardella is Associate Professor of International History and Area Studies at the Department of Social and Human Sciences of the University of Naples "L’Orientale". He is Director of T.wai's ChinaMed Project.
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