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Sino-Italian cleantech cooperation flourishes amid warming bilateral ties

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Sino-Italian cleantech cooperation is booming, following Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s recent visit to Beijing.
Exhibit A: On August 2, Italian solar manufacturing upstart Bee Solar signed a cooperation agreement with Chinese manufacturer Huasun.

Bee Solar will build a plant in Italy usin...



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