Full Description
Italy's officially joining the China-led Belt and Road Initiative sparked a fierce debate. By analysing five fields of cooperation, the volume sheds light on whether the bilateral agreement has brought about an intensification of bilateral collaboration as wished by the Italian government at the time and whether the concerns around it have materialised. The contributions will show that potential risks coexist alongside unsubstantiated ones.
Contents
Contents - Figures - Tables - Lorenzo Kamel - Foreword-Beatrice Gallelli, Francesca Ghiretti and Lorenzo Mariani-Introduction-Francesca Ghiretti-The Belt and Road Initiative in Italy: the Ports of Genoa and Trieste-Nicola Bilotta - China's Belt and Road Initiative in Italy: An Analysis of Financial Cooperation-Francesca Ghiretti and Lorenzo Mariani - One Belt One Voice: Chinese Media in Italy - Nicola Casarini - Silk Road Academic Connections: China-Italy Cooperation in Higher Education and Its Implications for the West - Lorenzo Mariani - The Belt and Road Initiative and the Internationalisation of China's Scientific Power: The Case of Italy - Beatrice Gallelli, Francesca Ghiretti and Lorenzo Mariani - Conclusion-Contributors-Abbreviations