Italy has signed deals worth 2.5 billion euros ($ 2.83 billion) with China, bringing the value of contracts between the two countries to 20 billion.

The Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, Di Mayo, said the signing of the deals came during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Rome, according to CNBC.

De Mayo earlier signed a preliminary agreement that would make Italy the first western country to approve the belt and road project for infrastructure, despite fears expressed by key allies that This project is undermining Western interests.

De Mayo told reporters that the government was still committed to its western partners, but he said it had to put Italy first.

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