Why are China’s nationwide protests happening now?
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 November 2022
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Europe is importing a record amount of seaborne Russian gas, and Rolls-Royce has successfully tested hydrogen instead of conventional jet fuel to power a modern aircraft engine. Plus, the FT’s Europe-China correspondent, Yuan Yang, explains why the protests in China are supported by a rare nationwide coalition of interests.
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Europe’s imports of Russian seaborne gas jump to record high
Rolls-Royce tests hydrogen-fuelled aircraft engine in aviation world first
China’s zero-Covid protests create a rare nationwide coalition of interests
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| 0:00.0 | The FT News Briefing is supported by Equinole, the UK's energy partner. |
| 0:06.3 | Learn more at equinole.co.uk |
| 0:09.8 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:11.4 | Today is Tuesday, November 29th, and this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:19.1 | Europe just can't quit its Russian gas habit. |
| 0:22.6 | The aviation industry announced a breakthrough with a possible new fuel source |
| 0:27.2 | and will get the latest on the protests in China. |
| 0:30.0 | And why this has become a nationwide movement. |
| 0:33.5 | I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:45.4 | Moscow's gas exports to Europe through pipelines have all but stopped, |
| 0:49.9 | but seaborne shipments have reached a record high. |
| 0:53.4 | The European Union has not yet imposed sanctions on Russian gas, |
| 0:57.3 | because certain member states are so dependent on it. |
| 1:00.7 | European imports of Russian-liquified natural gas rose more than 40 percent |
| 1:05.7 | between January and October of this year compared to the same period last year. |
| 1:10.4 | It's only a fraction of all of Europe's seaborne gas imports, |
| 1:14.7 | but it still leaves the continent exposed to pressure from Moscow. |
| 1:23.3 | The aviation industry just took a step towards a greener future. |
| 1:28.1 | British engineering company Rolls-Royce said it successfully powered an aircraft engine |
| 1:33.4 | using hydrogen instead of conventional jet fuel. |
| 1:36.9 | The test took place on the ground, not in the air, |
| 1:39.5 | but the FT's Sylvia Fiverr says it's still a big deal for an industry that's |
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