2019 February 8
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Italian Economic Development Undersecretary Michele Geraci paid a visit to Trieste, Italy, to plan for the role of the Trieste port in the New Silk Road, and called on local producers to forward proposals for cooperation with Chinese companies in Africa. - Read more
At the Center for Strategic and International Studies conference in Washington on Tuesday, experts called for the US and Japan to develop their own equivalent of the Digital Silk Road. The comments highlight growing vigilance against China’s overseas technology investments. - Read more
China has kept Venezuela afloat by lending billions to the economically crippled petrostate. Those deals were struck with Maduro, whose leadership is facing a serious challenge from Juan Guaido, and it's not clear what happens to that debt if Maduro is kicked out of office. - Read more
US and China to resume trade talks next week in Beijing. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that he and other U.S. officials will travel to Beijing next week to resume trade talks. - Read more