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2021
Italian authorities investigate acquisition of Alpi Aviation
The article reports that the Italian government was investigating the acquisition of military drone maker Alpi Aviation by Chinese investors, a transaction that had not been submitted for official review beforehand. The Italian government said it believed it had authority to approve the transaction; it could lodge a complaint and potentially overturn the deal if it did not receive a satisfactory explanation.
2021
Italy investigates Alpi Aviation acquisition
Italian authorities are investigating a 2018 acquisition of Alpi Aviation by a Hong Kong-registered company. The article reports allegations that the buyer was a Chinese Communist Party front and that military technology and intellectual property were transferred to China; these are allegations, not stated findings.