In a significant move, the Italian government has given the green light for the extradition of Xu Zewei, a Chinese national wanted by the U.S. on hacking charges.The charges allege Xu's involvement in the theft of COVID-19 medical research, with accusations of wire fraud and identity theft during 2020 and 2021.The U.S. Department of Justice claims Xu was part of a cyber-espionage team targeting American institutions and was connected to the group Hafnium, blamed for infiltrating global computers. (With inputs from agencies.)