21 min
Tony isn’t blinkin’: Sino-American relations, post-balloon Economist Podcasts
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American fighters shot down a balloon that China says was monitoring the weather, but America insists was spying. It was a minor incident, but it highlights the relationship of a great-power rivalry with inadequate guardrails. Our correspondent visits a market in Mumbai to see what might be lost as India’s economy formalises. And some surprising—and worrying—data puncturing the myth about the skinny French.
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American fighters shot down a balloon that China says was monitoring the weather, but America insists was spying. It was a minor incident, but it highlights the relationship of a great-power rivalry with inadequate guardrails. Our correspondent visits a market in Mumbai to see what might be lost as India’s economy formalises. And some surprising—and worrying—data puncturing the myth about the skinny French.
For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 min