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The city that never slips: Beijing and covid
The city that never slips: Beijing and covid
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25 minutes
Released:
May 24, 2022
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China’s Communist Party leaders have painted themselves into a corner: they cannot be seen to put the capital into lockdown, but permitting covid to spread could be catastrophic. We look into the myriad reasons behind America’s sharp shortages of baby formula, and how to solve them. And why it is illegal for women to get a manicure in Turkmenistan.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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Released:
May 24, 2022
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Podcast episode
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