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World Business Report: First broadcast 06/12/2023 22:32 GMT : Italy pulls out of flagship Chinese project

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Italy pulls out of flagship Chinese project

First broadcast 06/12/2023 22:32 GMT 

First broadcast 06/12/2023 22:32 GMT : Italy pulls out of flagship Chinese project

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Italy pulls out of flagship Chinese project

Italy pulls out of China's flagship Belt and Road Initiative

Italy tells Beijing it will withdraw from President Xi Jinping's flagship belt and road infrastructure project.

The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has formally told China it will leave their Belt and Road Initiative. We find out what this means for their relationship going forward. 

We examine tech giant Google’s long-awaited answer to Chat GPT, but will their new model called Gemini rival the AI space? 

And we hear how a new hybrid rice from South Korea is going to help the African economy.

(Picture: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks during a press conference in Belgrade, Serbia. Credit: Reuters)

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