If France is one of the choice I believe it is them.
They adapted to Chinese art styles and also written language since both share similar written languages.
Roman Catholic Church
Before the Reformation, all Christians living in Western Europe were part of the Roman Catholic Church. This was led by the Pope, based in Rome. The Church was extremely rich and powerful. In church, services were held in Latin.
Hopes it helps
For Italy, they were spies who collected top secret knowledge for the Allied Powers. They were U.S. soldiers who fought off the enemy successfully. They were British troops leaving their units to join the enemy.