“Italy has no interest to harm its relations with China up to this point. It will not slam the door and will do everything to negotiate a smooth way out that does not translate into a loss of face for Beijing and may actually open a more stable and manageable stage of the bilateral relations.”
Enrico Fardella (ChinaMed Project, T.wai & University of Naples L’Orientale) in the article “Italy wants to withdraw from China’s Belt and Road, but it won’t be easy” on the China Project.
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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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