Italy ditched China — Biden should help more countries do the same

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is proving herself a better American ally than her recent predecessors and many other European leaders.

She announced this week that Italy would withdraw from China‘s Belt and Road Initiative. Italy has not received anywhere near the investments and reciprocal export market opportunities that China promised. The Philippines is also leaving the initiative after China similarly failed to deliver on its investment promises.

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