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Pandemic, meet politics: the US-China spat
Pandemic, meet politics: the US-China spat
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Mar 19, 2020
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Podcast episode
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Prior tensions have blunted the chances for a co-ordinated response to covid-19—and both countries are fighting a grand ideological battle alongside an epidemiological one. India has so far reported few covid-19 cases; we explore the systemic concerns that would make a large outbreak there staggeringly deadly. And, a failed attempt to tame the notorious traffic of Lagos. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Mar 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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