A year and a half after the economic conference in Milan in May 2024, Hainan Province returns to Italy with an institutional mission. On 29 September, in Lombardy, the delegation meets some examples of Italian excellence in craftsmanship: the Museo della Barca Lariana, Galleria Campari and, in the evening, a fashion show in Milan. In Rome, on 1 October, the mission, led by Vice Governor Bateer, presents the Hainan Free Trade Port in the Sala di Gala of Palazzo Brancaccio, before more than 130 guests from institutions, companies and the Chinese Embassy.
"Hainan intends to present itself as an open and inclusive platform for companies, institutions and civil society. With Italy, a natural partner, we want to grow investment, innovation and mutual exchange," says Bateer. The conference presents the independent zero-tariff customs regime in force since 18 December 2025 and the island's main industrial parks, and closes with the signing of five agreements in the cultural, educational, healthcare and environmental fields.
Among them is the agreement signed by Amalart with China Prospect Education Technology of Beijing for the development of training and educational programmes, as part of the creation of the Leonardo da Vinci Museum Sanya in collaboration with the Leonardo da Vinci Museum, Florence, directed by Gabriele Niccolai. It is the step that takes the museum project from idea to formal commitment: in Rome, before the institutions of the two countries, the Sanya museum becomes a project shared between Italy and China, with education at its centre.
Where it all began: the meeting at the Leonardo da Vinci Museum, Florence, 2021 →
