Missing in action: China’s defence minister has disappeared
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The Economist
4.5 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 21 September 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
It would not be the first time that a member of the government has gone missing, not even the first time this year. But what does this say about the leadership of the People’s Liberation Army? No one cares about Apple’s new iPhone, but the tech giant has more to worry about (09:24). And why an old-school motorbike is still driving new hype in India (16:00).
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| 1:20.7 | Apple's annual iPhone launch used to make waves in the world of tech. |
| 1:25.4 | This year though, apart from the shift in their charging port, |
| 1:28.6 | there wasn't much to be said, and thanks to China, |
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| 1:37.3 | And the first edition of this one particular motorbike is older than me, |
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