Beijing: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to embark on a crucial diplomatic mission to Italy and Switzerland this week, as Beijing continues to recalibrate its engagement with Europe amid a shifting global order. The visit, scheduled between October 7 and 12, marks another significant step in China’s ongoing effort to rebuild trust, expand economic cooperation, and stabilize political dialogue with key European nations.

The trip follows the landmark visit of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Beijing in July, during which both countries signed a three-year action plan and a series of memoranda of understanding aimed at deepening cooperation across technology, infrastructure, energy, and industrial development. The Meloni visit was widely seen as a turning point in Rome–Beij

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