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China, Italy
Giorgia Meloni set to take a softer line on China

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni is trying to improve Italy's relations with China despite getting off to a prickly start with the Chinese embassy in Rome. [...]

Published on 07/02/2023 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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