ChinesePod News (March 22, 2019) Edited<br /><br />Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Rome to sign an agreement regarding Italy’s involvement in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Under the non-binding memorandum of understanding, Italy would the first of the G7 nations to back the Chinese government’s ambitious infrastructure project. <br /><br />NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at https://youtu.be/bFr4SDexV0Q<br /><br />This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary:<br /><br />谅解备忘录: memorandum of understanding<br />计画: to plan<br />签署: to sign an official document<br />龙头: leader among companies<br />造访: to pay a visit<br />逾: to exceed<br />盛情款待: to be treated with warm and generous hospitality<br /><br />Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos!<br />===================================<br />Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.com's 4,000+ lesson library! <br /><br />LIKE US: https://www.facebook.com/chinesepod<br />TWEET US: https://twitter.com/chinesepod<br />DOUBLE-TAP US: https://instagram.com/chinesepodtv<br />SNAP US: https://www.snapchat.com/add/chinesep...<br />READ US: https://chinesepod.com/blog<br />LEARN WITH US: https://chinesepod.com/
