“The government of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni formally told China it would exit the Belt and Road Initiative, dealing a fresh blow to Beijing’s ambition to expand the massive investment program,” Bloomberg reports.
Italy Tells China It Will Exit Belt and Road Pact
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