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Taken for a ride: why China is leaning on Didi
Taken for a ride: why China is leaning on Didi
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Jul 6, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Just after the ride-hailing giant made a splashy stockmarket debut, Chinese regulators came down hard. Why is the country crimping its tech champions? There is something missing at many American embassies around the world: American ambassadors. We ask why so few are in post, and what risk that poses. And the not-so-simple task of counting the Earth’s oceans.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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Released:
Jul 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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