Milan, 12 August (LaPresse) – ‘Giorgia Meloni's government is considering plans to limit Chinese investor holdings in key companies to avoid potential tensions with the United States.’ This was reported by Bloomberg, citing sources close to the matter, according to which the Italian initiative would concern ‘companies considered strategic, both private and state-controlled.’ One of the most significant examples, it is explained, is Pirelli, in which the Chinese state-owned company Sinochem International holds a 37% stake. Sinochem's stake in Pirelli has already been subject to a potential restriction on sales in the United States due to its Chinese ownership, and the government has sought to limit the investor's governance role. ‘Pirelli is only the most extreme case facing the Italian government,’ explains Bloomberg, ‘which would also like to oust Chinese investors from Cdp Reti,’ according to other sources familiar with the dossier. The company, which holds controlling stakes in Italian energy networks, is 35% owned by a unit of the State Grid Corporation of China, which has two directors on the board of directors who are able to influence decision-making, according to the same sources.