Keep On Keepin’ On: Trade Deals, Protests in India, Climate Talks

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🗓️ 16 December 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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The Trump administration reached two blockbuster trade deals last week – or so we thought. Turns out there are still some big question marks surrounding the future of the US-China trade war and the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Meanwhile, people across India are protesting a controversial new citizenship law. We’ll break down what the law says and why people are speaking out against it for very different reasons. Also on today’s show: why the latest UN climate summit ended with no new solutions, and one airport’s clever take on a Christmas tree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Monday, December 16th.
0:03.2	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.4	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.1	they matter.
0:09.7	Last week, the US and China looked ready to chill with their trade war, and that the
0:13.3	US, Mexico and Canada had finished a deal of their own.
0:16.5	Now, both breakthroughs are looking a little iffy.
0:22.5	Then India just passed a controversial citizenship law that has people furious but for very different
0:27.4	reasons.
0:28.4	Finally, global climate talks broke down over the weekend with big decisions once again
0:33.1	put off till sometime in the future.
0:35.2	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:37.0	Let's skim this.
0:39.0	Today's episode is brought to you by JustWorks, simple software and expert support for benefits
0:44.2	payroll and HR.
0:48.7	The most complicated story of the day is about blockbuster trade deals, which President
0:53.4	Trump says he totally gets.
0:58.1	This week we're learning that two recent trade breakthroughs with China and with Mexico
1:02.0	and Canada are not quite as complete as we first thought.
1:05.4	So today we're going to get into where we thought we were with these two major trade deals
1:09.0	and the gaps that still need to be filled in.
1:11.5	Starting with China.
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