BEIJING — Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was expected to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday after promising to "relaunch" ties affected by her country's departure from Beijing's vast Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) late last year.

Meloni arrived in Beijing on Saturday on her first visit to China since she took office nearly two years ago.

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