Or, given Italian Explorer Marco Polo's cloyingly sycophantic praise of Kublai Khan's kingdom in his "Travels (despite some questions of whether or not he ever even made it to China (Squires))," perhaps one could say "centuries."

Regardless of how far back it goes, China's footprint in Italy is clear and obvious. For several years, a Chinese colony immigrant community in Northern Italy has thrived, taking Italian jobs way from the local (now Chinese-owned) factories, to produce goods to boost the Chinese economy (Real American Pundit Staff) by selling them back to Italy at exorbitant rates, while illegally funneling Italian money to China.

Is it true that there are 300,000 Chinese workers in Italy? Like Marco Polo, after having a Chinese dream, Italy becomes Hell. There are many Chinese in Korea, but I am afraid that it will be like Italy.

When it tried to build a silk road in the 21st century that connects Beijing and Rome, it became a hell road.
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