Hello and welcome to The Intelligence on Economist Radio.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Most parents think that having a child genius would be a blessing. Ask the parents of one,

and you'll hear a different story. We speak to a mother who reveals the private agony that comes

with being an exceedingly clever kid. And the Latin language is commonly seen as the progenitor

of Italian, French, Spanish.

The story isn't as clear cut as that.

A look at how modern Italian developed reveals that it's more about politics than the rules of language evolution.

But first... It was a decision that astounded many.

On Saturday, the leader of Hong Kong's government, Carrie Lamb,

announced a suspension of the contentious extradition bill

that had prompted massive public protests.

And yesterday, demonstrators who want the bill scrapped altogether, poured into the streets again

with renewed determination.

Organizers gave an unverified estimate of close to 2 million of the territory's 7 million people.

The climb down over the bill might be seen as an embarrassment for China's leader Xi Jinping,

but it could also just be a tactical and temporary retreat.

It's been an astonishing weekend.

David Rennie is our Beijing Bureau chief.

To a lot of people's surprise, having hung very, very tough

and said that there was no chance of a U-turn,

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