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Made in Italy, by Chinese workers | Pictures | ReutersAnd its overrun with wuhan chineseIran And Italy Are Paying A Hefty Price For Ties With Communist China
The reason these two countries are suffering the most outside China is mainly due to their close ties with Beijing, primarily through the “One Belt and One Road” (OBOR) initiative.
OBOR is Beijing’s foreign policy play disguised as infrastructure investment. Here’s how it works: China and country X agree to do an infrastructure project in country X. Country X has to borrow from a Chinese bank to finance the project. A contract is always awarded to Chinese companies, which then bring supplies and Chinese employees to country X to build the project. Clearly, the country that benefits most from this initiative is China.
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As part of the deal, Italy opened an array of sectors to Chinese investment, from infrastructure to transportation, including letting Chinese state-owned companies hold a stake in four major Italian ports. The deal gave communist China a foothold in the heart of Europe, but Conte downplayed it as “no big deal at all.”
Lombardy and Tuscany are the two regions that saw the most Chinese investment. Nearly a year later, the first Wuhan coronavirus infection case in Italy was reported in the Lombardy region on Feb. 21. Today, Italy is experiencing the worst coronavirus outbreak outside China, and Lombardy is the hardest-hit region in the country.
And the many many other countries that have been working very closely with China as part of this wide-ranging infrastructure program? You may be mistaking correlation for causation.
Belt and Road: past, present and future
Iran for example? I didn't say it was the only reason...it is one of a few reason Italy is suffering...and shouldn't be used to compare to the U.S. .....
1) 2nd Oldest population in the world. Only Japan has an older population.
2) Heavy smoking population.
3) Poorly functioning government.
4) Poorly functioning single payer healthcare system.
Proof?
Will Italy be Overrun by Chinese Workers? EU Minimum Wages Compared with China's Belt and Road Contractors - Silk Road Briefing
And all the other countries where there have been lots of Chinese workers?
And what constitutes “overrun”?