The Intelligence: Troubled waters
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Squabbles over the seas and their tributary waterways are becoming more tense as rivalries deepen and the climate changes. How should the West prepare? An opinion poll with a twist suggests that Xi Jinping is not as popular as he thinks he is (11:29). And, a tribute to the queen of world rallying (17:42).
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there. I'm off this week. |
| 0:04.6 | Apparently we're more productive at work after a good holiday. |
| 0:12.1 | So I'm counting this Caribbean rum distillery tour as professional development. |
| 0:22.4 | Yours calling. |
| 0:24.2 | Take your holiday as seriously as British Airways holidays take your holiday. |
| 0:29.0 | Atul protected. |
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| 1:01.9 | apply. The Economist. Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:16.0 | I'm your host, Oire Ogunbei. |
| 1:18.2 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:27.1 | Xi Jinping and other leaders in the Chinese Communist Party boast their popularity with citizens, |
| 1:33.3 | based on the results of opinion polls. |
| 1:35.3 | A new approach to these surveys show that the leaders might not be as popular as they think. |
| 1:42.3 | And, a tribute to Rosemary Smith, |
| 1:46.8 | the woman who fearlessly took on the male drivers |
| 1:49.5 | and rocked the world's rallies. |
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