Hello and welcome to the intelligence from the economist.

In New York, I'm John Fassman.

And in London, I'm Jason Palmer.

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

With record numbers of people showing up at America's southern border, Republicans see

immigration as a winning campaign issue.

They long hope the problem would just go away. The Biden administration is starting to respond.

And for years, the widely-agreed gold standard for football video games has been FIFA produced

by EA Sports. But now, the governing body that lent its name to the franchise is pulling

out and fans are wondering where the game will head next.

But first...

Every five years, China's ruling Communist Party holds its Congress in Beijing, largely behind

closed doors to choose its new leaders.

The world learns who they are when they stride out onto a bright red stage before a

mass of cameras.

Please join me in a warm applause to welcome the General Secretary and other political

bureau standing committee members.

As the Congress came to its close yesterday, and a pair of giant gilded doors opened

before the waiting media, it was China's current leader, Xi Jinping, who walked out first.

So I was one of the journalists at the Great Hall of the People as Party Congress closed.

Gabriel Crossley is our China correspondent.

This is a vast building of Tiananmen Square with lots of shantoliers and model pillars.

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