Ciao, come posso aiutarti?" - 你好，我能帮你什么吗？
Mi piace la pizza italiana.
我喜欢意大利披萨。
Voglio ordinare un spaghetti al pomodoro.
我要点一份番茄意面。
La mia città natale è Roma.
我的家乡是罗马。
Non capisco l'italiano molto bene.
我不太懂意大利语。
Ho visitato il Colosseo durante il mio viaggio in Italia.
我在意大利旅行时参观了罗马斗兽场。
Amo la dolcezza del gelato italiano.
我喜欢意大利冰淇淋的甜味。
La lingua italiana suona così melodiosa.
意大利语听起来如此动听。
In Italia, la famiglia è molto importante.
在意大利，家庭非常重要。
Mi manca la vita notturna di Milano.
我想念米兰的夜生活。
In August, Italian chocolate and confectionery maker Ferrero Group appointed Zhang Suyi as the group's general manager of China.
8月，意大利巧克力和糖果制造商费列罗集团任命张素怡为集团中国区总经理。
The Italian firm said this appointment not only highlights its further attention to, and confidence in, the Chinese market, but also marks a new phase in Ferrero's development in the world's second-largest economy.
这家意大利公司表示，这一任命不仅突显了其对中国市场的进一步关注和信心，也标志着费列罗在世界第二大经济体的发展进入了新阶段。
The company, having partnered with the Italian coffee roaster with more than 120 years of history, is also banking on Lavazza's retail business as part of its driving force.
该公司与这家拥有120多年历史的意大利咖啡烘焙商合作，也将Lavazza的零售业务作为其驱动力的一部分。
Luca Lisandroni, co-chief executive of the Italian luxury brand Brunello Cucinelli, called 2023 "a golden year" for the Chinese market.
意大利奢侈品牌Brunello Cucinelli的联合首席执行官Luca Lisandroni称2023年是中国市场的“黄金年”。
"Highlighting the significance of China as a key global market for the group, she said that the Italian company remains committed to delivering premium products that align with evolving consumer preferences.
“她强调了中国作为该集团关键全球市场的重要性，并表示这家意大利公司仍致力于提供符合不断变化的消费者偏好的优质产品。
Major Italian companies said since they strongly believe that China will continue to be a critical growth engine and global innovation hub, they will continue to increase investments in the country's massive market.
意大利大公司表示，由于他们坚信中国将继续成为关键的增长引擎和全球创新中心，他们将继续增加对该国庞大市场的投资。
Top executives of Italian companies made the remarks at the ongoing Third China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, capital of Hainan province.
意大利企业高管在正在海南省省会海口举行的第三届中国国际消费品博览会上发表了上述讲话。
Italian luxury carmaker Maserati said it has recognized the pioneering role of Hainan in boosting consumption across China and the world.
意大利豪华汽车制造商玛莎拉蒂表示，它已经认识到海南在促进中国和世界消费方面的先锋作用。
As the first Italian luxury carmaker to produce full electric vehicles, Maserati said by 2025, all of its models will come in a full-electric version, and the entire Maserati range will run on electricity alone by 2030.
作为第一家生产全电动汽车的意大利豪华汽车制造商，玛莎拉蒂表示，到2025年，其所有车型都将采用全电动版本，到2030年，整个玛莎拉蒂系列将仅使用电力。
Paolo Bazzoni, chairman of the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce, said China is of great importance to Italian enterprises, and participating in the expo creates more business opportunities for Italian brands to enter the China market and expand their business.
中意商会主席Paolo Bazzoni表示，中国对意大利企业非常重要，参加世博会为意大利品牌进入中国市场、拓展业务创造了更多商机。
Rhea Vendors Group, an Italian high-end coffee machine maker and a first-time participant in the expo, said it has seen emerging business opportunities at the event and plans to participate again next year.
意大利高端咖啡机制造商Rhea Vendors Group是此次博览会的首次参与者，该集团表示，它在此次展会上看到了新的商机，并计划明年再次参展。
SOE in $2.9b deal with Italian energy giant Enel for South American assetsChina Southern Power Grid's acquisition of Italian firm Enel's power distribution and technology assets in Peru is seen by experts as another move to further expand its presence in South America.
国有企业与意大利能源巨头Enel以29亿美元收购南美资产。专家认为，中国南方电网收购意大利公司Enel在秘鲁的配电和技术资产是进一步扩大其在南美业务的又一举措。
The international subsidiary of the State-owned electricity enterprise has struck a $2.9 billion deal with Italian energy giant Enel to offload the Italian company's distribution, supply and energy services assets, according to a statement released by Enel on Friday.
根据意大利国家电力公司周五发布的一份声明，这家国有电力企业的国际子公司已与意大利能源巨头Enel达成29亿美元的协议，出售该意大利公司的分销、供应和能源服务资产。
Jil Sander's parent company, OTB, an Italian fashion and luxury group, opened 24 new stores for its luxury brands last year in China.
Jil Sander的母公司OTB是一家意大利时尚和奢侈品集团，去年在中国为其奢侈品牌开设了24家新店。
HANGZHOU — In the bustling intelligent production workshops operated by Italian firm Comer Industries (Jiaxing) Co Ltd, 14 production lines are running at full steam.
杭州-在意大利科默工业（嘉兴）有限公司运营的熙熙攘攘的智能生产车间里，14条生产线正在全速运转。
Meanwhile, Italian confectionery maker Ferrero said it believes that consumption will continue to be the mainstay of China's economic growth this year.
与此同时，意大利糖果制造商费列罗表示，相信消费将继续是今年中国经济增长的支柱。
The Italian company is dedicated to producing aseptic packaging for tomato paste, juice and coffee, as well as filling equipment and services.
这家意大利公司致力于生产番茄酱、果汁和咖啡的无菌包装，以及灌装设备和服务。
Eager to enhance its growth strength, Duofu Group, the parent company of Duofu Aviation, acquired Italian helicopter manufacturer Fama Helicopters SRL in late June.
为了增强其增长实力，多福航空的母公司多福集团于6月底收购了意大利直升机制造商Fama Helicopters SRL。
Being Africa's largest and the second largest FLNG project in the world, Coral South FLNG is the pioneering part of Mozambique's Area 4 mega gas project, which was a joint venture bringing together the Italian ENI, ExxonMobil of the US, China's CNPC, Mozambican ENH, the Galp from Portugal and the Korean KOGAS.
作为非洲最大和世界第二大的液化天然气项目，Coral South液化天然气是莫桑比克4区大型天然气项目的先驱部分，该项目是由意大利ENI、美国埃克森美孚、中国石油天然气集团、莫桑比克ENH、葡萄牙Galp和韩国KOGAS组成的合资企业。
At the first China International Import Expo in November 2018, Nannini, an Italian eyewear brand, introduced its "transformer glasses" that can bend, flex, and even fold down into a tiny size to be stored anywhere, and made them a star exhibit.
在2018年11月的首届中国国际进口博览会上，意大利眼镜品牌Nannini推出了可以弯曲、弯曲甚至折叠成微小尺寸存放在任何地方的“变形金刚眼镜”，并使其成为明星展品。
It involves the Italian proprietor Renexia, Dutch hoisting subcontractor Van Oord and Italian installation subcontractor IVPC, as well as loans from Natixis.
它涉及意大利业主Renexia、荷兰吊装分包商Van Oord和意大利安装分包商IVPC，以及Natixis的贷款。
Viva has already acquired century-old Italian leather footwear brand Amedeo Testoni earlier this year.
今年早些时候，Viva已经收购了拥有百年历史的意大利皮鞋品牌Amedeo Testoni。
Following its acquisitions of casual wear brand Bossini in July 2020 and Italian luxury brand Amedeo Testoni in early 2022, Viva China aims to expand its multi-brand apparel and footwear business, according to a file it released in Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing on May 26.
根据5月26日在香港交易所和结算所发布的一份文件，继2020年7月收购休闲服装品牌Bossini和2022年初收购意大利奢侈品牌Amedeo Testoni后，Viva China计划扩大其多品牌服装和鞋类业务。
The transaction follows its acquisition of a controlling stake in casual wear brand Bossini in July 2020 and Amedeo Testoni, a century-old Italian luxury brand, in early 2022.
此前，该公司于2020年7月收购了休闲服品牌Bossini的控股权，并于2022年初收购了意大利百年奢侈品牌Amedeo Testoni的控股权。
FILA, the Italian sports fashion brand, is investing in sustainable technologies to tap into China's carbon reduction agenda, according to a senior executive.
一位高管表示，意大利运动时尚品牌FILA正在投资可持续技术，以利用中国的碳减排议程。
China International Import Expo is seen as a big opportunity by Italian shoemaker Crispi, as it looks to expand its reach into the Chinese market and consolidate its international position.
中国国际进口博览会被意大利鞋匠Crispi视为一个巨大的机遇，因为它希望扩大其在中国市场的影响力，巩固其国际地位。
This is the first time the Italian brand has taken part in the event.
这是该意大利品牌首次参加该活动。
Florentia Village, a shopping village network for luxury goods operated by Italian company RDM Group, has seen a record business performance this year since launching operations in China a decade back.
意大利RDM集团运营的豪华购物村网络佛罗伦萨小镇(Florentia Village)自十年前在中国开展业务以来，今年创下了业绩纪录。
"These excavators are exactly what we want and all of them prove to be excellent performance, reliable, and comfortable to operate," said Italian client Samuel, after using XCMG excavator for a pierod of time.
意大利客户塞缪尔在使用徐工挖掘机一段时间后表示：“这些挖掘机正是我们所需要的，它们都展现出卓越的性能、可靠的品质以及舒适的操控性。”
SIFI SPA, the Italian ophthalmic company, will invest and establish a new company in Beijing to develop and produce high-quality intraocular lens to deepen its localization strategy and support China's Healthy China 2030 initiative, its top executive said.
意大利眼科公司SIFI的最高管理人员表示，该公司将在北京投资并成立一家新公司，以开发和生产高质量的人工晶状体，深化其本土化战略，并支持中国的“健康中国2030”计划。
The Italian executive predicted the number of Chinese cataract patients will reach 6 million in 2025, up from 3.5 million in 2018.
这位意大利高管预测，中国白内障患者人数将在2025年达到600万，而这一数字在2018年为350万。
Earlier this year, Carslan acquired an Italian cosmetics brand to enrich its portfolio.
今年早些时候，Carslan收购了一个意大利化妆品品牌，以丰富其品牌组合。
It ranged from owning a world-leading Italian football club to acquisition of Japanese home appliance retailer Laox Co.
这其中包括拥有世界一流的意大利足球俱乐部，到收购日本家电零售企业“乐购仕”(Laox Co.)。
com has since 2012 successively launched 10 multilingual sites -- in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, Italian, Dutch, German, Arabic, Korean and Japanese -- to provide Chinese suppliers with multichannel promotion, multilingual translation and multilingual livestreaming services in the smaller language market and facilitate the development of the market for Chinese suppliers.
自2012年以来，我们陆续推出了10个语种的多语言网站，包括西班牙语、葡萄牙语、法语、俄语、意大利语、荷兰语、德语、阿拉伯语、韩语和日语。我们为中国供应商在小语种市场提供多渠道推广，多语种翻译及多语种直播服务，助力中国供应商开拓并发展这些市场。
In light of increasing consumption by the younger generation in China, Italian confectionary brand Ferrero has enhanced ties with Alibaba's e-commerce platform Tmall by launching a new online flagship store to better address rising demand from young consumers－a "key" consumer group to both companies' development in China.
鉴于中国年轻一代消费者的需求日益增长，意大利糖果品牌费列罗加强了与阿里巴巴电商平台天猫的合作，开设了一家新的在线旗舰店，以更好地满足年轻消费者的需求——这对两家公司在中国的发展都是“关键”消费群体。
Suning Group has quickly expanded its business empire in recent years, from owning a world-leading Italian football club to acquisition of Japanese home appliance retailer Laox Co, with group-wide businesses ranging from retail, property, finance and sports.
近年来，苏宁集团迅速扩张其商业帝国，业务范围涵盖零售、房地产、金融和体育等领域，从拥有世界领先的意大利足球俱乐部到收购日本家电零售商Laox公司。
Currently, Duolingo app offers 39 languages, including six courses customized for the China market, namely in English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, French and Italian.
目前，Duolingo 应用提供了39种语言的学习课程，其中包括为中国市场定制的6门课程，分别是英语、西班牙语、日语、韩语、法语和意大利语。
According to the group CEO, Rhea sees a clear and growing interest among Chinese consumers for the Italian coffee culture.
根据集团首席执行官的说法，Rhea观察到中国消费者对意大利咖啡文化的兴趣明显且日益增长。
It invested in Italian coloring and drawing brand Carioca SpA to become the latter's minority shareholder in February 2019.
2019年2月，它投资了意大利绘画品牌Carioca SpA，成为其少数股东。
Eight products from the Italian confectionery company Ferrero Group made their debut in China at the 3rd China International Import Expo on Friday, showing the company's ambition to further expand its investment in the country.
意大利糖果公司费列罗集团(Ferrero Group)有8款产品在周五的第三届中国国际进口博览会上首次亮相，显示出该公司进一步加大在中国投资的雄心。
"As an Italian company deeply rooted in China for over 20 years, Ferrero will participate in the CIIE as scheduled this year, in line with our long-term commitment to and the positive outlook on the China market," he said.
For instance, the Gibe-III hydropower project in southern Ethiopia has been contracted out to two foreign companies－Salini Impregilo Group, an Italian construction company, and Dongfang Electric Corp, a Chengdu-based central SOE specializing in power generating equipment manufacturing.
Midea also acquired an 80 percent stake in Italian air conditioner maker Clivet SpA and bought the white home appliance products business of Japanese home appliance manufacturer Toshiba Corp in 2016.
With China supporting more innovative measures to further spur consumption, Italian tire maker Pirelli and Chinese online retailer JD reached a strategic partnership earlier this week in Shanghai to meet the personalized and differentiated consumer demand.
Under the deal, the Italian company will sell its latest tires, including P5 Touring and winter tires, on JD's self-operated platform to enrich its goal of using offline-to-online business modes to achieve further growth in Chinese market.
Japan's Hitachi Ltd bought Italian rail equipment maker AnsaldoBreda S. p. A and signal system provider Ansaldo STS S. p. A to seal more deals in developed markets.
Suning International has collaborated with the Italian Trade Agency in introducing Italian brands and products to the Chinese market.
The latest batch will be delivered to eight Italian hospitals suffering acute shortages of necessities.
He and his Italian classmates have Chinese educational technology firms such as NetDragon Websoft Holdings Ltd to thank for the online courses.
"Dio mio－that's Italian for 'oh my god!
Founded in 1914, this historical Italian company has already established plants and offices in 23 countries, with nearly 10,000 employees working worldwide.
Eager to counter China's expansion after China's CSR Corp and CNR Corp merged and formed CRRC in 2015, French train maker Alstom SA acquired train-signaling business from the United States-based General Electric Co in the same year, while Japan's Hitachi Ltd acquired Italian rail equipment maker AnsaldoBreda S. p. A and signal system provider Ansaldo STS S. p. A to seal more deals in developed markets.
The latest supplies will be delivered to the eight Italian hospitals in acute shortage of necessities.
Property developer Longfor, Central China Real Estate Limited, Wolford, France-based real estate company Paref, and Italian luxury men's wear brand Caruso all helped with the latest donation.
Italian chocolate and confectionery manufacturer Ferrero, which has the second-largest market share in China after Dove chocolate, said its factory in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, resumed production on March 16.
According to the latest provisions released by the Italian government, the company is allowed to transport its goods and maintain operations of its production chain.
Xiaomi donated tens of thousands of masks to the Italian government earlier this month, to help the epidemic-stricken country tide over difficulties and relieve the pressure of the shortage of medical resources.
Another Chinese smartphone vendor, Xiaomi, has also donated tens of thousands of masks to the Italian government to help the epidemic-stricken country tide over difficulties and relieve the pressure of medical shortages.
The same view was expressed by Swedish authorities and Italian officials.
Lauren Epstein, a Chinatown-based stylist, told the magazine that the Amazon coat reminded her of the Italian luxury clothing brand Moncler or The North Face's black puffy coat that first appeared in the 1990s.
"Currently, Duolingo offers 37 languages, including six courses customized for the China market－English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, French and Italian.
"An IPO in Hong Kong would also provide a diversification of funding for Alibaba in terms of geography and types of investors and a buffer to the shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange in case of global turmoil due to Sino-US trade friction," wrote Matteo Giovannini, a finance professional at Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Beijing and a member of the China Task Force at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, in a latest opinion piece published on the website of China Global Television Network.
Apart from these five firms, ChemChina's Italian subsidiary Pirelli, the Milan-based tire maker, also sealed deals on future original equipment cooperation with Beijing Electric Vehicle Co and Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle Co. Their agreements cover projects in the fields of seeds, crop protection products, methionine products, polyethylene terephthalate, or PET foam production line and technical cooperation with partners such as Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Yangling Agricultural Demonstration Zone of Shaanxi province and China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ning said ChemChina's overseas companies have focused more on the development of the Chinese market and have added investments across the country since joining the group.
The company has introduced 150 Italian brands into the home market after signing a cooperation agreement with the Rome-based Italian Trade Agency to boost exports of "Made in Italy" products to China in March, and acquired an 80 percent stake in French supermarket giant Carrefour China in a deal worth 4.8 billion yuan ($686 million) earlier this year.
Apart from these five firms, ChemChina's Italian subsidiary Pirelli, the Milan-based tire maker, also sealed deals on future original equipment cooperation with Beijing Electric Vehicle Co and Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle Co. Their agreements cover projects in the fields of seeds, crop protection products, methionine products, polyethylene terephthalate, or PET foam production line and technical cooperation with partners such as Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Yangling Agricultural Demonstration Zone of Shaanxi province and China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ning said ChemChina's overseas companies have focused more on the development of Chinese market and have added investments across the country after joining the group.
To ensure a well-developed global supply chain, Yadea has gathered 677 patents and collaborated with the German conglomerate Siemens AG, Italian designer Stefano Giovannoni, German auto paint maker BASF and the US electric motorcycles maker Lightning Motorcycle Corp, to import mature and developed technologies to build its brand.
Essilor forged a merger with Italian eyewear frame maker Luxottica last year and Vacherot said the combination will accelerate the development of the industry by providing consumers with a total solution at a more affordable price.
去年， Essilor与意大利眼镜框制造商Luxottica完成了合并，Vacherot表示，这种合并将通过以更实惠的价格为消费者提供整体解决方案，从而加快行业的发展。
Anta unit looks to gain traction with more consumer segments in nationFILA, a venerated Italian brand, will look to expand its reach to various age groups in China with a focus on high fashion and sports performances, a top company official said.
Anta, China's largest sportswear maker, which took over the centuryold Italian brand's business in the mainland, Hong Kong and Macao in 2009, said FILA accounted for 40 percent of its total revenue during the first six months of this year.
In March, the group signed a cooperation agreement with the Rome-based Italian Trade Agency to boost exports of "made in Italy" products to China.
It will also open an Italian pavilion on online channels, offering Italian lifestyle and cultural experiences that support brand penetration in the domestic market.
The ITA is a governmental agency that supports the business development of Italian companies abroad and promotes foreign investment in Italy.
Keen to boost the sourcing of brands made in Italy, Suning opened a new branch in Milan in 2018, aiming to achieve purchases of 100 million euros ($113.12 million) during the 2019-2023 period from European markets and introduce 200 Italian brands to China annually over the next five years.
Amidst the dwindling customer footfall, Italian fashion house Prada plans to close its 1,393-square-meter store at Plaza 2000 along Russell Street in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay district when its seven-year lease expires in June 2020.
Apologies from Coach, Givenchy, Asics follow Versace's regret over similar issueFashion brands Coach and Givenchy apologized on social media on Monday after Chinese netizens criticized them for selling clothes that mislabeled Hong Kong and Taiwan as separate countries, a day after Italian fashion house Versace apologized and lost its Chinese brand ambassador over a similar offense.
Italian fashion brand Versace issued an apology on Chinese social media on Sunday after incurring backlash from Chinese netizens by selling clothes that misprinted Hong Kong and Macao, both special administrative regions of China, as separate countries.
Five Chinese and Italian companies have reached an agreement for the renewal of the shareholder agreement that was signed on July 28, 2017, ahead of the listing of Italian tire maker Pirelli & C. S. p. A.
It sources the majority of its fabrics from Italian textile mills, which also supply to the likes of Chanel and Burberry; has signed exclusive partnerships with a number of Chinese tailors to produce the suits; and opens and operates all of its retail outlets.
Italian commercial bank UniCredit signed a memorandum of understanding with the Export-Import Bank of China on Wednesday in the hope of strengthening cooperation between Chinese, Italian and Central Eastern Europe (CEE) companies.
China General Nuclear Power Corp, one of the country's largest nuclear power companies, has signed an agreement with Italian energy giant Enel for a 100 percent equity purchase of its Gamma new energy project in Brazil, a sign that CGN is entering the clean energy market in South America.
In 2005, the company acquired Benelli, an Italian motorcycle manufacturing company with a 100-year history.
Partnership 'can be an example to businesses'When 27-year-old Mohamed Eid and three friends started the Blue Engineering company in 1993 in the Italian city of Turin, their dream was to see it grow into the world's best engineering and design company.
当27岁的穆罕默德·艾德与三位朋友于1993年在意大利都灵市创办了蓝工程公司时，他们的梦想是看到这家公司成长为全球最佳的工程设计企业。
“合伙创业”可以作为企业的成功范例，就如穆罕默德·艾德及其三位伙伴在1993年于意大利都灵共同创立蓝工程公司那样，他们的愿景就是将其发展成为全球首屈一指的工程设计公司。
Despite the deep crisis of the Italian economy in the early days, Blue, an acronym of the family names of the four partners, over subsequent years thrived in the fields of automotive, railway, aerospace, marine and information and communication technologies.
尽管在早期意大利经济深陷危机，但由四位合伙人姓氏首字母组成的“Blue”公司在随后的几年间，在汽车、铁路、航空航天、海洋以及信息和通信技术等领域取得了蓬勃发展。
"We will make the R&D center into a role model for sharing the benefits of cooperation between Chinese and Italian businesses," Wang said.
Ferrero Group is planning to expand its portfolio in China to include biscuits and snacks, after the Italian chocolate and confectionery company acquired Kellogg's biscuit brand Keebler and other snack brands in April.
A new direct flight linking Italian capital Rome with Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province, was inaugurated Wednesday at Rome's Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci airport with an official ceremony.
According to figures from Rome's tourism office, the Italian capital attracts more than 30 million visitors per year, and around one of every 20 visitors is from China.
In 2014, the company acquired a 40 percent stake in the Italian energy company Ansaldo Energia for 400 million euros ($447 million).
It recently revealed multi-year sponsorship agreements with several global sports entities, including leading German football team FC Bayern Muenchen, Italian football club AS Roma and Argentinian club Boca Juniors.
Italian luxury watch manufacturer Panerai is taking the road less traveled to boost growth in China, one of its most important markets, a top company official said on Thursday.
According to the CEO, the underwater abyss traces the brand's 159-year-old legacy when it started as a secret supplier to the Italian Navy before being acquired by the Switzerland-based Richemont Group in 1997.
Italian tire maker Pirelli launched "Being Fast Takes Time", a digital platform to build awareness of rubber tree, share the commitment to the preservation of biodiversity, and support the development of the community and local economy in such countries as Indonesia and Thailand.
Last month, Sweden's Ericsson and former Italian state telecommunications monopoly Telecom Italia inaugurated Italy's first 5G-connected airport at Rome's Fiumicino, the country's largest.
During a visit to China in late April, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte vowed that Huawei would not face any discrimination in Italy.
"I told him we have adopted some precautions, some measures to protect our interests and that these demand extremely high levels of security," Conte said, according to Italian media reports.
Tire maker plans to establish new projects based on reciprocal growthEditor's Note: ChemChina acquired a 65 percent stake in Italian tire maker Pirelli in 2015, with an investment of 7 billion euros ($7.87 billion).
This is a great historical opportunity for Italian companies such as Pirelli.
Pirelli is important member of the Business Forum Italy-China, or BFIC, a permanent committee of top managers established under the patronage of the Chinese and Italian governments in 2014.
In particular, the BFIC seeks to promote dialogue and concrete projects related to the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative, as expressed in the joint declaration signed by the co-chairmen of the forum in Beijing on Feb 22, 2017 in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Italian President Sergio Mattarella.
To fulfill its objectives, the BFIC also promotes the organization of numerous high-profile initiatives, alongside official state visits and meetings, on ad hoc topics of bilateral interest, such as the SME Forum in May 2017 on the occasion of the visit of Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni to China's BRI summit.