Joe, College: Biden’s victory affirmed
America’s by-the-book electoral-college vote calmed concerns about another Trump-camp bid to overturn the election—but that is not to say the ructions are over. On an unannounced visit to a suspected forced-labour camp in China’s Xinjiang province, our...
December 15, 2020
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America’s by-the-book electoral-college vote calmed concerns about another Trump-camp bid to <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/12/09/the-final-countdown-to-donald-trumps-election-defeat?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">overturn the election</a>—but that is not to say the ructions are over. On an unannounced visit to a suspected forced-labour camp in China’s Xinjiang province, our correspondent <a href="https://www.economist.com/china/2020/12/10/china-is-doubling-down-in-xinjiang?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">runs into trouble</a> when witnessing evidence of a far wider social-engineering effort. And Cuba’s beloved sweet, milky treat <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2020/12/10/cuba-extends-the-shelf-life-of-a-national-favourite-dulce-de-leche?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gets a freshen-up</a>. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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