Italy treads delicate path in navigating exit from China’s Belt and Road Initiative

LONDON – In seeking

Italy’s exit from its “atrocious” participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

 – the strongest indication thus far that such a move is on the cards – Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said the main challenge for Rome is finding a way to “walk back” from BRI commitments without inflicting severe damage on the country’s broader relations with Beijing.

It will be a delicate process.