The big gag: Hong Kong’s crackdown on freedom
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
4.6 • 3.6K Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
There has been a slow strangling of freedom in the territory where pro-democracy activists have been convicted; an annual vigil for the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing in 1989 has been replaced by a food fair. A boom in startups suggests America is recovering its pioneering spirit (8:06). And remembering June Mendoza, portrait painter to the royals, and the less well-known (16:28).
Until June 5th, get a world of insights for 50% off—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+.
For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | The Intelligence is sponsored by PWC. |
| 0:03.3 | For businesses, staying ahead of disruption is a challenge. |
| 0:06.9 | But PWC can help you transform. |
| 0:09.4 | They take a human-led tech-powered approach to transformation. |
| 0:13.2 | That means combining all their deep industry expertise |
| 0:16.1 | with the skills of 5,000 UK technologists |
| 0:19.1 | and 15,000 UK staff all set up |
| 0:21.8 | with Gen AI skills and tools. Find out how P. and |
| 0:23.3 | find out how PWC can help you be transformative at PWC. |
| 0:27.3 | at PWC.c. dot koda 2K. |
| 0:29.8 | The Economist. |
| 0:40.0 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. I'm your host Rosie Blore. |
| 0:46.0 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:55.1 | In recent decades America had lost some of its pioneering spirit. |
| 0:59.5 | Giant firms dominated the economy. |
| 1:02.3 | Now the country is in the midst of a new startup |
| 1:04.9 | boom and the entrepreneurs are spread far beyond Silicon Valley. |
| 1:10.9 | And June Mendoza once parted a portrait for a bottle of cough syrup and another for a fur coat. |
| 1:20.0 | Her images captured both the famous and the unknown. |
| 1:24.0 | Our obituaries editor paints a picture of her life. First up though, though. 35 years ago today |
| 1:47.0 | ago today pro-democracy protesters were massacred in and around Tiananmen Square in Beijing. |
| 1:53.2 | In mainland China, the events of June the 4th, 1989 |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Economist, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Economist and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.