Italy’s far-right prime minister has said she will not allow the country to become “Europe’s refugee camp”, after thousands of people seeking refuge landed on its shores, prompting France to tighten controls at its border with Italy.

Giorgia Meloni told the UN general assembly in New York that the huge numbers arriving in Lampedusa, a tiny Sicilian island that for years has been the first port of call for people crossing a perilous stretch of the Mediterranean Sea from north Africa, had placed Italy “under incredible pressure”.

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      31 year ago

      That’s a lazy response if I’ve ever seen one. What economic advantage does China have for importing resources and selling to the West?

      The West is trying to decouple trade with China. Why wouldnt China optimize for it’s economic future?