Get your Strait facts: China’s quiet Taiwan push
Economist Podcasts
The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
We investigate China’s under-the-radar push to get other countries to change their official language on Taiwan’s independence. Would it make a difference in a bid to reunify by force? The case of a nurse jailed for killing babies exposes deep problems with British justice (10:10). And how top footballers get a smaller slice of their clubs’ take than they once did (17:35).
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| 0:00.0 | We're all so busy. |
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| 1:00.8 | The Economist. |
| 1:08.0 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. I'm Rosie Bloor. |
| 1:12.7 | And I'm Jason Palmer. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:21.0 | Lucy Letby is notorious. The former British nurse was found guilty of murdering seven babies in hospital and trying to kill six more. |
| 1:30.4 | But there are increasing questions about the case against her and about Britain's criminal justice system. |
| 1:39.1 | And football is just a wash with money. |
| 1:43.3 | Players are brands, clubs or merchandising powerhouses. |
| 1:47.3 | Salaries are, well, salaries are largely secret. |
| 1:50.6 | But what seems clear is that top footballers aren't getting as big a slice of the pie as they once did. |
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