Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Reports: Italy notifies China that it's pulling out of BRI


The Italian government has notified China that it's pulling out of the Belt & Road Initiative or BRI, according to reports from multiple news outlets.

Italy became the first and only G7 nation to join the BRI when it signed a memorandum of understanding with China in 2019.

Here's our Rome correspondent Giles Gibson with some analysis about the timing of this decision.

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