All the Italian prime ministers who have been in power recently have planned or paid official visits to China, even though their governments have had relatively short life spans.
Italian trade official upbeat about Chinese investment
A closer relationship will contribute to both sides' ability to deal with the global economic recession, says Premier Li Keqiang.
China on Wednesday hailed the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties with the European Union (EU), saying the commemorative activities will support win-win cooperation and upgrading of relations.
Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng said China and Russia have reached broad consensus on Eurasian economic integration.
Chinese investment is growing in Italy and a combination of Chinese money and Italian know-how has good prospects, an Italian trade official has said.
Italian national airline Alitalia presented a new non-stop service between Milan and Shanghai, which marks its return in China and a further stage in the development of its Asian connections.
Lombardy enjoys an exceptional climate for entrepreneurs and the president explains that there are one million companies out of ten million inhabitants. These companies are mainly SMEs and called "family companies" which need help to be competitive in the world
China vows to enhance trade with Eurasian bloc