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17 March 2023

Episode 2980

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China’s president, Xi Jinping, heads to Moscow next week. What does the trip reveal about Beijing’s position on the Russia-Ukraine war? Also in the programme, we discuss whether Turkey will approve Finland’s Nato bid. Plus: Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, revives a controversial plan to build a bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland.

17 March 2023

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Italy’s controversial bridge plan

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Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, is seeking to revive a plan to build a bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland. Monocle’s Chiara Rimella explains why the idea has languished for centuries and why the bridge would be so hard to build.

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