CHINA DAILY | HONG KONG EDITION Monday, March 25, 2019 | 3 XI'S VISIT Striking a deal Chinese Xi urges effort opera to be staged to cement ties in Italy By CHEN NAN with France
[email protected] The original Chinese opera Marco Polo, based on the story of President wants two nations to advance the Venetian explorer who trav cooperation, jointly reject protectionism eled along the ancient Silk Road in the 13th century, will be staged in September at the Teatro Carlo By CAO DESHENG “We need to join hands to tackle Felice in Genoa, Italy, and then
[email protected] challenges, promote global prosper go on tour in Italy. ity and stability and build a commu Composed and written in Chi China and France should work nity with a shared future for nese and performed by Western together to safeguard multilateral mankind,” he added. and Chinese singers, the work is ism and to cement their ties with the Xi expressed firm resolve to President Xi Jinping and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (both seated), witness the signing of the first original Chinese opera principles of independence, open expand China’s openingup and said a memorandum of understanding on joint construction of the Belt and Road between He Lifeng, produced by Guangzhou Opera ness, winwin inclusiveness, mutual the country’s door will continue to head of the National Development and Reform Commission, and Luigi Di Maio, Italian deputy prime House for the Silk Road Interna learning and a strong sense of open wider. minister, in Rome on Saturday.