Italy, also scolded by Brussels for her single-handed deals with China, was, fact, G7 country for signing number of contracts with China to use Italian ports under BRI, making Italy also the first EU of China's BRI.. On President Xi's next stop, Paris, coming from Italy, Macron rolled..…

FILE PHOTO - Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a news conference after a meeting with French President at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 25, 2019. ... Since assuming power in China more than six years ago, Xi has ramped up efforts to ensure total party loyalty and discipline,..…

French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping applaud as the president of Airbus's and the chairman of China Aviation Supplies Co shake hands during agreement signing ceremony at Elysée Palace Paris, on March 25.. ..…

First, China was beginning to leverage its new capabilities to support global objectives the United States shared, such as joining forces with the Bush administration and other G-20 nations to prevent global economic collapse in 2008 and working with the Obama administration to secure the Paris..…