Party like it’s 1949: China’s National Day
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The Economist
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🗓️ 1 October 2019
⏱️ 23 minutes
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| 0:46.4 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. |
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| 0:57.3 | Today marks the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, |
| 1:04.2 | celebrated with an enormous parade of military hardware. |
| 1:08.0 | Our correspondent was in nearly the same spot today as 20 years ago, |
| 1:12.6 | and the differences in the parades reveal much about China's trajectory. |
| 1:18.0 | In Hong Kong, the anniversary is an occasion for yet more protests. |
| 1:22.2 | Disquiet in the territory is stretching the mainland's idea of one country to systems |
| 1:27.7 | and is sparking a new wave of protest art and music. |
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| 1:52.6 | The People's Republic of China began with a military parade. |
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