- Emil Avdaliani
- April 11, 2019
- Paper No. 1138
Chinaโs grand Belt and Road Initiative, which is intended to connect the Asia-Pacific with the European market, had a major boost in March when Italy โ the first of the G7 states โ effectively signed onto the project. This event illustrates how difficult it is becoming for European countries to resist Chinese investment at a time of economic troubles in the EU.