The Intelligence: how strong is the Chinese military?
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
4.5 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 November 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Miscalculating the prowess of the People’s Liberation Army is dangerous. Overestimating it could cause unnecessary confrontation, but underestimating it is risky for Taiwan. We bring you some balance. Can descendants of slave traders be absolved of the sins of their ancestors (09:00)? And a tribute to a man who believed life is best lived dangerously (16:50).
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| 0:00.0 | Today is the day the war is only. |
| 0:03.2 | The newly crowd queen waves from the belt. |
| 0:05.2 | The eagle has landed. |
| 0:06.2 | The Apollo 11 has tearing down the Berlin war. |
| 0:08.7 | Since 1929, the Marks Investment Trust's mission has been to help investors grow their wealth. |
| 0:15.0 | We aim to do this today by taking a three-dimensional approach to growth, cyclical growth, |
| 0:20.0 | rapid growth, and steady growth. |
| 0:22.0 | The Worldwide Web. Wall Street in turmoil. rapid growth and steady growth. |
| 0:23.0 | The World Wide Web. |
| 0:24.0 | Wall Street is in turmoil as stocks... |
| 0:26.0 | The Monks Investment Trust managed by Bailey Gifford, |
| 0:29.0 | capital at risk. The Economist. Hello and Welcome to the Intelligence from The Economist. |
| 0:45.0 | I'm your host, Ora Okembi. |
| 0:48.0 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:55.0 | How can descendants of slave owners atone for the sins of their ancestors? |
| 1:01.0 | This is the question we'll be tackling in this week's episode of |
| 1:04.5 | the weekend intelligence. It's incredibly complex and our correspondent explains why. |
| 1:12.1 | And he was the world's first bungee jumper, dedicating his life to the pursuit of the thrilling. |
| 1:18.0 | Our obituaries editor pays tribute to David Kirk, the founder of the Dangerous Sports Club. |
| 1:24.0 | First up,, though. |
| 1:35.0 | Is China gearing up for an invasion of Taiwan? |
| 1:45.0 | For some time now, its military, the People's Liberation Army, or the PLA, |
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