Chinese Ambassador to Italy Li Ruiyu (C) speaks during a conference entitled "Italy-China Partnership in the New Silk Road" in Rome, Italy, on May 10, 2019. The conference was held Friday here, at which Italian government officials and experts voiced their support for the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), discussing the possibility of Italy becoming the BRI's terminal in southern Europe. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)