Italy bets on automotive sector to strengthen relationship with China

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During her first official trip to China, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni signed a three-year plan aimed at fostering a strategic partnership between the two countries across various sectors.

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00:00It's the first time since 2019 that an Italian Prime Minister has set foot in China, and

00:07the first visit for Meloni since taking office.

00:10A way to relaunch the relationship between Rome and Beijing, and to strengthen economic

00:14cooperation after removing Italy from the Belt and Road Initiative.

00:18Boosting the growth of Italy's automotive sector, one of the country's most strategic

00:23industries, was among the main purposes of the agreement signed between Rome and Beijing.

00:28We spoke to one of the members of the Italian delegation who travelled to China on behalf

00:32of the business sector.

00:58Electric vehicles and renewable energies are the focus of the agreement.

01:21With Italy and other member states changing their engagement with China and tariffs being

01:39imposed on some Chinese goods, experts say the EU is faced with the need to redefine

02:15the EU.

02:18Prime Minister Meloni noted that Chinese investments in Italy account for a third compared with

02:23Italian investments in China, and she vowed to fill that gap.

02:27Giorgia Orlandi for Euronews in Rome.

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