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Islands and censorship

Taiwan is forging ties with Ventotene, but Beijing already has its ‘wolf warrior’ ready in Rome

Vice-President Hsiao Bi-khim’s visit upsets the balance of power between Rome, Brussels, Taipei and Beijing. China protests but avoids a formal confrontation with Italy. The very recent precedents

Giulia Pompili

15 SEP 26

Taiwan is forging ties with Ventotene, but Beijing already has its ‘wolf warrior’ ready in Rome

The interview

Pina Picierno: “Schlein is naive. The broad-based defence of Kyiv is now a minority position”

The Vice-President of the European Parliament says: “Those who continue to be held hostage by the alliance are suffering from Stockholm syndrome. Renzi’s proposal? In no democracy is it considered normal to put to a vote whether to support a victim of an attack or to favour an aggressor.”

Nicolò Zambelli

4 AUG 26

All the reasons

Meloni calls the centre. A discreet move to encourage a meeting between Calenda, Picierno and Marattin

The Prime Minister is keenly interested in the future of the Third Pole. Not with a view to forming an alliance, mind you, but to explore potential future alliances. And to siphon off votes from the left

25 JUL 26

Meloni calls the centre. A discreet move to encourage a meeting between Calenda, Picierno and Marattin

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