Rocketing science: China’s newest superpower
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 24 June 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
After decades as a scientific also-ran, China is becoming a superpower particularly in the physical sciences. We examine the risks and opportunities that poses for the West. Our correspondent looks into why denizens of the Mediterranean live so long (10.32). And this year’s confluence of two broods makes for a rare preponderance of cicadas (17.53).
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| 1:05.6 | The Economist. |
| 1:15.8 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:17.7 | I'm your host, Rosie Bloor. |
| 1:22.2 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the event shaping your world. |
| 1:31.8 | We all know that the Mediterranean has amazing weather, landscape and culture. |
| 1:33.8 | People there even live longer. |
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| 1:48.9 | Nope, not a politician, not even an election. Swarms of cicadas are now massing in America. We find out why. |
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