Presidents discuss economic benefits of China-Italy deal Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Chinese President Xi Jinping speak at a press conference about the economic benefits of cooperation between their two countries. It comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping kicks off a whistlestop European tour in Rome amid growing Western unease over Italy joining the ever-expanding Asian giant's new Silk Road project. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES of Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a press conference