Defying Allies, Italy Signs On to New Silk Road With China The move by Italy to join China’s “One Belt One Road” project crystallized shifting geopolitical balances and the populist Italian government’s willingness to break with its traditional partners. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Why Investors Can’t Get Enough of Tajikistan’s DebtVenezuelan Opposition Denounces Latest Vote as Ruling Party Makes GainsPhilippine City Declared ‘Liberated’ From Terrorists After Months of FightingAustralian TV Host’s Departure Raises Questions on Gender Pay GapTrump Blames Cuba for Attacks That Sickened U.S. DiplomatsAfghan Taliban Blast Way Into Police Post, Killing Chief and Officers