Rule reminder
Italian journalistic language features: headline ellipsis, nominal style, reporting verbs (dichiarare, smentire, ribadire, precisare), hearsay conditional (avrebbe + participio), attribution phrases (si apprende, secondo fonti), passive voice preference, the 5W+H news lead, Italian political vocabulary (il premier, il Quirinale, la Camera, Palazzo Chigi). Mastering these features together allows you to read and understand Italian newspapers fluently.
A journalist is writing about the PM's planned visit to China. The visit is confirmed. Which sentence best opens the news article?