Italy has officially informed China of its withdrawal from the Belt and Road Initiative, the daily newspaper Corriere della Sera and the Italian news agency ANSA reported on Wednesday. According to their sources, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who heads a government of three right-wing parties, informed Beijing via a diplomatic “note verbale” from the Foreign Ministry. At the same time, the note assured that Italy wanted to maintain its strategic partnership with China. There was initially no official comment in Rome. Since 2019, Italy has been the only country in the Group of Seven (G7) major…