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Tony isn’t blinkin’: Sino-American relations, post-balloon

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The Economist

News, News & Politics

4.35K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

American fighters shot down a balloon that China says was monitoring the weather, but America insists was spying. It was a minor incident, but it highlights the relationship of a great-power rivalry with inadequate guardrails. Our correspondent visits a market in Mumbai to see what might be lost as India’s economy formalises.  And some surprising—and worrying—data puncturing the myth about the skinny French.


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Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. In New York, I'm John Fastman.

1:06.7

And in London, I'm Jason Palmer. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

1:16.2

Informal labor has long made up a large share of India's economy,

1:20.3

shaping how the country shops, looks, and sounds.

1:23.8

But that's changing pretty quickly.

1:26.2

Our correspondent visits a market in Mumbai to see it disappearing India.

1:32.2

And one stereotype about the French is that they're effortlessly slim, with haute couture draped across lithe frames.

1:40.9

We look at some obesity statistics that show the reality is different and getting more so all the time.

1:52.9

But first.

1:59.3

This weekend, South Carolinians were treated to an air show, unlike any seen before in the Palmetto State.

2:08.7

On a sunny Saturday in Myrtle Beach, locals watched as two U.S. fighter jets bore down on a high-altitude balloon.

2:15.9

We probably watched it, I don't know, maybe about five minutes, and then started seeing

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