China is betting that a massive set of investments around the world will bring it economic prosperity and international political power.
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China is funding global infrastructure projects to expand its influence and capacity for economic growth.
Italy is neither the first, nor will it be the last European economy to follow its own national interest and look for Chinese support.
If Beijing can bring its neighbours to accept its regional leadership, China would have successfully achieved a dramatic reduction of US influence.
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Associate Professor of International Relations, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
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Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Lecturer East Asian and International Political Economy, University of Bristol
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Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Community Development, UMass Boston
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Professor of Urban Geography, University of Sheffield